Vitamin D - letter from CMOs

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Dear allA letter has gone out from CMOs to supplement the NiCE guidance about the need for Vitamin D for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, babies from 6 months to 4 years old: seehttp://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/features/MakingSurePregnantAndBreastfeedingWomenReceiveVitaminD.jspSitting at my computer n a very cloudy day, I have no difficulty believing that there is widespread Vitamin D deficiency in the UK, but Im was shocked when rickets began to make a come-back, despite being a highly preventable condition.best wishes Cowleysarahcowley183@...http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn

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Thanks for posting this – I find the Vitamin D debate so fascinating. I so remember in the 70s (yes I am that old) when practicing as an HV in Southampton where we had a lot of new and Asian immigrants how we needed to keep pushing this and in those days it was one of the things we ticked in our birth books which was the way we collected information! Again I suppose this is something that has got lost with the decline of health visiting alongside the increase in dental carries in young children which was again something we campaigned for and reduced in the 70s. Margaret . From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of CowleySent: 22 February 2012 16:40 Subject: Vitamin D - letter from CMOs Dear all A letter has gone out from CMOs to supplement the NiCE guidance about the need for Vitamin D for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, babies from 6 months to 4 years old: seehttp://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/features/MakingSurePregnantAndBreastfeedingWomenReceiveVitaminD.jsp Sitting at my computer n a very cloudy day, I have no difficulty believing that there is widespread Vitamin D deficiency in the UK, but Im was shocked when rickets began to make a come-back, despite being a highly preventable condition. best wishes Cowleysarahcowley183@...http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn

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It is grim to think of rickets being a hazard for today's children.

I too remember the campaign with Asian parents from 1981. We never

thought vit D deficiency would be a problem now, but an old friend

has just been diagnosed, despite her liking for holidays in the sun.

Anyone know if they still have to fortify some common foods like

margarine?

H.

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Date sent: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:20:17 -0500

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Thanks for posting this - I find the Vitamin D debate so fascinating.

I so remember in the 70s (yes I am that old) when practicing as an HV

in Southampton where we had a lot of new and Asian immigrants how we

needed to keep pushing this and in those days it was one of the

things we ticked in our birth books which was the way we collected

information!

Again I suppose this is something that has got