I was wondering if the new recommendation was somehow an April Fool's Day
joke???  Note date at the end of the article....

Pamela

> >
> > NEW CLINICAL REPORT ON VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION
> >  A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
> > entitled, "Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines
> > for Vitamin D Intake," recommends that all healthy infants beginning during
> > the first two months of life, children and adolescents should receive
> > vitamin D supplementation to prevent rickets and vitamin D deficiency. The
> > recommendation includes breastfed infants. The report appears in the April
> > issue of Pediatrics.
> >
> > According to the report, "It is recommended that all infants, including
> > those who are exclusively breastfed, have a minimum intake of 200
> > International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day beginning during the first 2
> > months of life. In addition, it is recommended that an intake of 200 IU of
> > vitamin D per day be continued throughout childhood and adolescence,
> because
> > adequate sunlight exposure is not easily determined for a given
> individual."
> > This report affirms guidelines from the National Academy of Sciences.
> >
> > A copy of the report can be found on April 1, 2003 at
> http://www.aappolicy.org

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