European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) found “paucity” of Vitamin D data for infants

FENS 2019: EFSA unmoved by ‘paucity of data’ as vit D update methods defined Nutragredients

• “200 nanomols per litre (nmol/L) of the major circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was “unlikely to pose a risk of adverse health outcomes in healthy infants.”

  • 80 ng is OK

• “Conclusion reached on these updated ULs identifed that up to 6 months, the available body of evidence supported keeping the previous UL of 25 micrograms per day (µg/day)”

  • 1000 IU = upper limit if <6 months old

See also VitaminDWiki

• Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013

  • vs the upper limit in Europe is 1,000 IU for infants

• Overweight children are 3.4 X more likely to have low Vitamin D – March 2019

  • Europe seems to ignore that overweight infants need a lot more Vitamin D