New Delhi, Nov 6 || Extra Vitamin D intake during pregnancy can make your kid's bone stronger even at age 7, according to a study on Wednesday.
Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body -- minerals that are essential for bones, teeth, and muscle health.
Researchers from the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton (UHS) in the UK showed that an increase in women’s intake of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy can boost bone mineral density in the children’s mid-childhood.
Increased maternal vitamin D supplements spiked calcium and other minerals in the kids’ bones. This made their bones stronger and less likely to break.
Dr Rebecca Moon, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Child Health at the University of Southampton said that the “early intervention represents an important public health strategy”.