date:Jan 16, 2013
Those factors play a bigger role than even skin colour and exposure to the sun, according to Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a researcher and pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital.
Early childhood is a critical stage in human development, so achieving and maintaining optimal vitamin D levels in early childhood may be important to health outcomes in later childhood and adulthood, Dr. Maguire said.
His research was published January 14 in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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