Monday, January 09, 2006

Vitamin D during Pregnancy may enhance child's bone health


Researchers from Britain studied 198 children born in 1991 and 1992 at a hospital in Southampton, England. They investigated mothers' body build, nutrition and vitamin D status during pregnancy. Children's body size and bone mass were measured 9 years later. Researchers found that children born to mothers with better vitamin D level had stronger bones at 9 years of age.

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