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Don · 6th January 2006, 01:15 PM

Sparky:

There was an article published several years ago (I'll dig it out of my file) setting forth the premise that low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy "imprinted" the baby to be susceptible to vitamin D "mediated" diseases. Thus, a child born of a woman who had low vitamin D levels, who later became vitamin D "insufficient" themselves, had a higher RR (relative risk) of developing diseases (cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, MS, etc.,) associated with vitamin D.

Logically, then, the medical profession should be encouraging women to tan during their pregnancy as long as possible.

And they should be recommending that people visit their friendly local tanning salon at least twice each week year-round.

Don't hold your breath waiting for this to happen notwithstanding the fact that it would improve the health and wellfare of the American public.

Mama's - don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys and don't be vitamin D insufficient/deficient during pregnancy!

6th January 2006, 01:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Don Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 376	Re: Mama's - don't let your children grow up vitamin D deficient Sparky: There was an article published several years ago (I'll dig it out of my file) setting forth the premise that low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy "imprinted" the baby to be susceptible to vitamin D "mediated" diseases. Thus, a child born of a woman who had low vitamin D levels, who later became vitamin D "insufficient" themselves, had a higher RR (relative risk) of developing diseases (cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, MS, etc.,) associated with vitamin D. Logically, then, the medical profession should be encouraging women to tan during their pregnancy as long as possible. And they should be recommending that people visit their friendly local tanning salon at least twice each week year-round. Don't hold your breath waiting for this to happen notwithstanding the fact that it would improve the health and wellfare of the American public. Mama's - don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys and don't be vitamin D insufficient/deficient during pregnancy!