UK Milk producer sets vitamin D day, yet UK milk rarely has vitamin D

First UK Vitamin D day launched. Yet

• Dairy Council of UK UK milk does NOT have vitamin D

• UK doctors call for more Vitamin D in foods Dec 2012

One of the few UK milks to be fortified with vitamin D is Growing Up Milk (are there others?)

• Which has only 100 IU in 300 ml of milk

• US recommendation is 600 IU daily from age 0 to 70
  • to get up to the US RDA, the infant would need to drink 1.8 liters of Growing Up Milk each day
• Many believe that the vitamin D dose should be proportional to weight, so even more would be needed as child gets older.
  • 100 IU per kg of infant July 2011, Poland etc.

See also VitaminDWiki

• Vitamin D Recommendations around the world - IU and ng

• Why are so many Victorian killer illnesses making a comeback - Nov 2012

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• UK pediatricians have a lot to learn about vitamin D – May 2012

• Death of Babies in UK due to vitamin D deficiency – Jan 2012

• Nutritional Rickets in Denmark especially among immigrant children- Feb 2012

• More vitamin D, more height - many studies

• Chief UK Medical Officer recommends only 280 IU for children - Jan 2011

• 93% of newborns of military in Hawaii had low vitamin D – March 2013 a very sunny climate

• Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency vary with the age of the child – Feb 2013

• Vitamin D3 far better than D2 at raising infant vitamin D blood levels – Dec 2012

• Low Cost vitamin D - including liquid and bulk Liquid form is great for breastfeeding or bottle feeding

• Reminder – 400 IU is enough only when infant already had a good level of vitamin D – Nov 2012

  17% Breastfeeding in UK at 3 months (and thus no vitamin D from bottled milk)