Vitamin D during pregnancy equals strong teeth and bones in children

Added 18.08.2008

As a woman you know that vitamin D is crucial for the development and maintenance of healthy bones. Research shows that vitamin D may even be responsible for the prevention of heart disease, autoimmune diseases and some types of cancer. But did you know that as a mother, your vitamin D intake doesn't just affect you? That's because vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy can strengthen your children's teeth.

Maternal vitamin D important for babies

If you are pregnant or are thinking about becoming a mother in the near future, you might want to consider increasing your vitamin D intake. This is why:

• Higher blood levels of vitamin D in expecting mothers are associated with lower incidences of caries in children.
• Higher blood levels of vitamin D in expecting mothers are associated with stronger bones in children.
• Low blood levels of vitamin D in expecting mothers are associated with low birth-weight babies.

Vitamin D is vital for everyone

It is a fact that most of us are vitamin D deficient. As we age, our absorption of vitamin D naturally decreases but our modern lifestyle is also to blame. We tend to spend more time indoors and when we do go out in the sun, slathering ourselves with sunscreen only prevents us from obtaining the vitamin D we need from the sun (our bodies produce vitamin D on exposure to sunlight). Imagine that as much as 60 percent of the Northern hemisphere may be vitamin D deficient due to lack of sunshine!

References:

• Buy Vitamin D Supplement