Boston (DbTechNo) - Results from a pair of new studies indicate that millions of American children are lacking in daily vitamin D.
Vitamin D is a very important ingredient to a healthy lifestyle, and is found in breads, cereals and even the sun.
People who are living with low vitamin D levels are at increased risk of serious health problems, including; heart disease, diabetes and bone problems.
According to researchers, young girls are the most prone demographic to be living with low vitamin D levels, as well as those who have darker skin.
According to researchers of one of the studies, the vastly decreased amount of outside playtime that children are getting is one factor that would explain their vitamin D deficiency.
They say that 7 out of 10 young children are not getting the recommended vitamin D levels, which is putting them at risk for the above health problems.
“We expected the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency would be high, but the magnitude of the problem nationwide was shocking,” says lead author Juhi Kumar, M.D., M.P.H., a fellow in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center.
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