Article: Sunshine Vitamin d-eemed essential for pregnant women - Cases of vitamin D deficiency and Rickets are on the rise -.

M2 PRESSWIRE-28 December 2007-UK Government: Sunshine Vitamin d-eemed essential for pregnant women - Cases of vitamin D deficiency and Rickets are on the rise -(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Department of Health is encouraging pregnant and breastfeeding women to boost their intake of vitamin D in the darker winter months.

Healthcare professionals say more children than ever are presenting with vitamin D deficiency which can cause seizures and rickets.

Whilst vitamin D deficiency is common among the white population, many cases of rickets in the UK are seen in Asian, Afro-Caribbean and Middle Eastern children, with ...

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