Women who take vitamin D supplements during a pregnancy may be giving their kids the legacy of stronger bones, new research ...

Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to new ...

Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at the age of seven, according ...

Women who take vitamin D supplements during a pregnancy may be giving their kids the legacy of stronger bones, new British ...

Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to new research led by the University of Southampton and University Hospital ...

The researchers believe that the findings, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlight the importance ...

Taking extra vitamin D during pregnancy may improve the bone health of children, according to a new study. Bone density scans ...

The beneficial effect on children's bones was similar at ages four and six to seven. Previously, the Southampton researchers ...

During their pregnancy, the women were randomly allocated to two groups: One group took an extra 1,000 International Units per day of vitamin D. The other took a placebo tablet each day. The pregnant ...

The recommendation for most adults is between 600 and 800 IU (International Units). In some cases, even 1,000 to 2,000 IU daily is insufficient to raise Vitamin D levels to the desired range.