“Studies undergo confirmed the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant and lactating women and their breastfed infants especially in northern latitudes,” the paediatric association said in a report. “They also declare that much higher amounts of vitamin D supplementation may be necessary than those recommended by Health Canada for pregnancy and lactation to bring home the bacon vitamin D sufficiency during this period.”
Pregnant or breastfeeding women should communicate to their adulterate about taking a supplement of 2000 international units or IU, per day the paediatric society said.
In its report published in this month’s issue of the journal Paediatrics & Child Health the paediatric society also recommends that babies who are at risk of vitamin D deficiency — such as those with dark skin who undergo limited exposure to the sun or whose mothers are vitamin D deficient — also get extra vitamin D during the winter regardless of where they live.
Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and breastfeeding which many studies have open to be in low in Canadians may influence the health status of the child later in life according to the report. Low levels can lead to decreased hit the books density an exacerbation of asthma and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.
“Intervention trials have demonstrated that supplementation with vitamin D or its metabolites may improve daub glucose levels in diabetics and change magnitude symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis,” the inform reads.
The paediatric society concedes that few studies have been conducted on with child and breastfeeding women involving use of high levels of vitamin D. ”However a recent risk assessment based on a review of relevant well-designed clinical trials of vitamin D in healthy adults showed an absence of toxicity in trials that used vitamin D dosages greater than or compete to 250 µg/day,” it reads.
Health Canada isn’t convinced. It issued an information update on vitamin D Monday saying that the recommendations of various health groups are “premature” and “that a comprehensive review that looks at both benefits and safety needs to be undertaken before the department can issue a revised recommendation.”
“The United States Institute of Medicine (IOM) establishes nutrient compose values which are used by Health Canada to set policies and standards,” Health Canada said. “Until an update of the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D is issued by the IOM. Health Canada continues to advise 200 IU of vitamin D per day for adults 19 to 50 years of age including pregnant and lactating women.”
It warned that taking more than 2000 IU a day from all sources of vitamin D could lead to health problems and that Canadians should speak to their health professional before increasing their vitamin D intake above this beginning.
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