1/4 of UK toddlers have too little Vitamin D

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A quarter of UK toddlers are lacking Vitamin D

A quarter of all toddlers in the UK are lacking Vitamin D, according to research. Vitamin D supplements are recommended for those people at risk

of deficiency, including all pregnant and breastfeeding women, children

under five, and the elderly, but 74% of parents know nothing about them

and more than half of healthcare professionals are also unaware, the BBC said. Dr s, consultant paediatrician at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, described the issue as a “major problemâ€.He told BBC Breakfast: “We see about one case of rickets a month in our hospital, but that's the very severe end of the disease.“There

are many other children who have less severe problems - muscle weakness, delay in walking, bone pains - and research indicates that in many parts of the country the majority of children have a low level of Vitamin D.â€Read full article in The Independent (UK) here: <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/a-quarter-of-uk-toddlers-are-lacking-vitamin-d-6293780.html>(http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/a-quarter-of-uk-toddlers-are-lacking-vitamin-d-6293780.html)