To Your Health
December, 2023 (Vol. 17, Issue 12) |
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The Right Time for Vitamin D
By Editorial Staff
Technically, the right time is all the time, considering the research-based benefits of vitamin D. It's one of the best immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant vitamins around, helping reduce your risk of illness / disease.
In this case, we're talking about prenatal supplementation with vitamin D, which research suggests can help children avoid asthma.
In reviewing 15 years of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART), researchers found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduces childhood asthma / wheezing in children. Published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the studyincluded women with a family history of allergy or asthma who received either 4,400 IU of vitamin D daily (in addition to the 400 IU in their daily prenatal vitamin); and women who took their prenatal vitamin only.
"These results demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in asthma among offspring aged 3 and 6 years when comparing vitamin D supplementation (4400 IU/d) to the standard prenatal multivitamin with vitamin D (400 IU/d," state the researchers.
So, vitamin D to the rescue once again! Talk to your doctor about the power of vitamin D and how it can help you – and your unborn child – optimize health and wellness.
