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22 February 2016

New study suggests vitamin D supplementation may benefit children who are breastfed

A recent study recommends vitamin D supplementation for children who are still breastfeeding after their first birthday.

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13 December 2013

Mega dose or daily dose vitamin D for the breastfeeding mother?

A new randomized controlled trial reports, if you dose adequately, the breastfeeding mother can provide vitamin D in her breast milk by either single large monthly dose or by daily supplementation.

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10 April 2013

Vitamin D for lactating mother: How much is enough?

In March of 2013, researchers did a systematic review of the literature on the amount of vitamin D a lactating woman needs to maintain adequate vitamin D levels in infants.

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30 January 2013

Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Everything you need to know about vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding and how much your baby needs.

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20 January 2013

Vitamin D status of exclusively breastfed infants

Researchers at the University of Auckland recently found that vitamin D deficiency is quite common in exclusively breastfed infants in New Zealand.

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21 December 2012

Book review: New Insights into Vitamin D

Professors Carol Wagner and Bruce Hollis have written a book discussing the history of vitamin D, metabolism of the vitamin, and vitamin D requirements in pregnancy, lactation, and infancy.

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15 October 2012

D status of breastfed infants low despite supplementation

Researchers in Turkey report that despite recommended daily vitamin D supplementation, the rate of vitamin D deficiency is high in 4-month-old breastfed infants.

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25 June 2012

The breastfeeding mother: Breast milk as a biomarker?

Dr Cannell reviews past research by Professors Wagner, Hollis and colleagues examining vitamin D levels in breastfeeding mothers and infants.

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20 April 2012

Vitamin D for infants

Dr. Cannell reviews a study from a Polish group that examine if the 400 IU daily vitamin D recommendation for infants is adequate.

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19 September 2011

Why should you keep your vitamin D level around 50 ng/ml?

Dr Cannell gives four reasons why he believes that a level between 40-60 ng/ml is optimal.

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Information on the latest vitamin D news and research.

Tag Archives: breastfeeding

New study suggests vitamin D supplementation may benefit children who are breastfed

Mega dose or daily dose vitamin D for the breastfeeding mother?

Vitamin D for lactating mother: How much is enough?

Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Vitamin D status of exclusively breastfed infants

Book review: New Insights into Vitamin D

D status of breastfed infants low despite supplementation

The breastfeeding mother: Breast milk as a biomarker?

Vitamin D for infants

Why should you keep your vitamin D level around 50 ng/ml?

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