Vitamin D Supplementation Guidelines for Youngsters Doubled

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Written by John Konhilas Ph.D.

Wednesday, 22 October 2008 08:24

American Academy of Pediatrics raises daily recommended intake from 200 to 400 IU's for Children.
Just days after commenting on the the article titled “Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk”, an announcement was released by the American Academy of Pediatrics that is has raised the recommendation for the daily intake of Vitamin D for infants, children and adolescents.

The article which was published on the Healthday website (http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=620259) highlights that conditions such as growth failure, lethargy, irritability, and respiratory infections are still widespread especially in infants. Much of this can be attributed to vitamin D deficiency. Interestingly, the article comments, “there has been an increasing recognition that insufficiency in vitamin D may contribute to a variety of autoimmune diseases”.

The suggestion is that vitamin D plays a role in innate immunity. Whether it is a direct effect or indirect through mediators outlined in the previous discussion on vitamin D is not known. However, an important point raised by this particular article is that vitamin D acts as a hormone and thus can influence gene expression. Therefore, the activity of vitamin D is recognized to go beyond that of a typical “supplement” in that it can directly impact specific genes that may be turned on or off.

This line of thinking is the foundation for Metabolic Health Laboratories. We strongly believe that nutrient intervention provides a powerful wellness tool that operates by controlling the expression of proper genes. Consequently, your wellness is not so much an issue of what genes you have, but which genes are turned on or off and when.

We are at the infancy of this idea and it will take many years to fully understand the consequences. However, we believe that we are at the forefront of this concept and will continue to pursue product formulas that are aligned with these ideas.

A note of caution, as always consult with your primary care physician when starting a new supplement regimen. This is especially critical with infants, children and adolescents because their physiology can be very different from adults.

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