Vitamin D could prevent asthma, allergies in children
Source: One News A new study by a New Zealand doctor is the first to show that vitamin D supplements may prevent allergies and asthma development in babies and young children. The study, composed by Associate Professor Cameron Grant, notes that there is a vitamin D deficiency in 57 per cent of New Zealand newborns – a statistic which may spawn from “a sun-avoidance public health policy”. Dr Grant says the high level of prevalence of both asthma and allergies in children [...]