[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D requirements during lactation: high-dose maternal supplementation as therapy to prevent hypovitaminosis D for both the mother and the nursing …
BW Hollis, CL Wagner - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2004 - Elsevier
Scientific data pertaining to vitamin D supplementation during lactation are scarce. The daily
recommended intake for vitamin D during lactation has been arbitrarily set at 400 IU/d (10
μg/d). This recommendation is irrelevant with respect to maintaining the nutritional vitamin D
status of mothers and nursing infants, especially among darkly pigmented individuals. Our
objective was to examine the effect of high-dose maternal vitamin D 2 supplementation on
the nutritional vitamin D status of mothers and nursing infants. Fully lactating women (n= 18) …
recommended intake for vitamin D during lactation has been arbitrarily set at 400 IU/d (10
μg/d). This recommendation is irrelevant with respect to maintaining the nutritional vitamin D
status of mothers and nursing infants, especially among darkly pigmented individuals. Our
objective was to examine the effect of high-dose maternal vitamin D 2 supplementation on
the nutritional vitamin D status of mothers and nursing infants. Fully lactating women (n= 18) …
