Children need Vitamin D3! It is very important that parents provide their young children with properly dosed and safe Vitamin D3.

According to a new study out of the Journal of the American Medical Association, giving children more Vitamin D3 at a young age can help prevent mental health problems when these children become older. The study found that an increased amount of Vitamin D3 in children under 2 years old can reduce instances of mental health issues when these children are between the ages of 6 and 8. Increasing a young child’s intake of Vitamin D3 could help them later in their childhood. This increase in Vitamin D3 can decrease the chances for childhood instances of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Vitamin D3 is a great help in normal childhood development. In order for children to be well adjusted and healthy, parents should consider supplementing their diet with Vitamin D3. This recent study recommends giving children under 2 years old more than the recommended amount of Vitamin D3 to further reduce the chance of mental health problems later in these children’s lives.

It is important to supplement children’s diets according to a study from the Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders: “Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a global health issue that afflicts more than one billion children and adults worldwide.” It is extremely important to make sure that children are getting enough Vitamin D—especially the active form D3–because so many people don’t get enough Vitamin D. Changing this trend requires helping the children first.

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The vitamin D deficiency pandemic: Approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention 

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