Mama's - don't let your children grow up vitamin D deficient

[Don]

One can't help but wonder about the increased risk of other vitamin D "mediated" diseases in women with low maternal vitamin D levels.

And one can't help but wonder why OB/Gyn doc's don't recommend that their patients patronize an indoor tanning salon during pregnancy.


Vitamin D could help pregnant women: study Thu Jan 5, 7:30 PM ET

Vitamin D supplements for pregnant women could reduce osteoporosis in their children, according to research published on Friday.

The British study showed that children whose mothers lacked Vitamin D during pregnancy grow up to have weaker bones. A lack of Vitamin D is common in women of child-bearing age.

Professor Cyrus Cooper and a team from Southampton General Hospital in southern England studied almost 200 children born in 1991 and 1992. Their body size and bone mass were tracked up to the age of nine.

The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, showed that women who took Vitamin D supplements or who were exposed to higher levels of sunshine during pregnancy were less likely to be deficient in the vitamin.

"These findings provide evidence that maternal Vitamin D status during pregnancy influences the bone growth of the offspring," Cooper said.

[Jim Fisher]

Don

Where did you find that .. Where is the link?

[Don]

www.lancet.com

[Note: Lancet if a FFS (fee-for-service) online magazine]

[sparky]

I haven't seen it nicely worded this way...

The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, showed that women who took Vitamin D supplements or who were exposed to higher levels of sunshine during pregnancy were less likely to be deficient in the vitamin

[Don]

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!