Vit D supplement for newborns - Page 3

[Ammaarah]

Originally Posted by Mana Mamma

We spend a good chunk of time outside even in the Alaskan winter. It's THAT important.... and not just for vitamin D. Supplementing with vitamin D and absorbing the vitamin D are two different things. The way our bodies are meant to get vitamin D is through sunlight. The human race was never meant to spend as much time inside as we do. Depression is also a result of not getting outside. It's HARD to make the time... but you will FEEL the chemical difference in you body if you do it. I do not feel that way after I take a supplement....

In higher latitudes, we cannot synthesize vitamin D through sunshine in the winter months (and for most of fall and spring as well.) While I agree it's good to get some D naturally, all the time in the world outside is not going to promote adequate vitamin D levels if it's winter in high latitudes!

[AlexisT]

Cultures that are native to high latitudes also have diets that are high in vitamin D, such as oily fish. And even then - just being native doesn't mean no one had deficiencies. Adequate for survival is a long way from optimal health. There are reports of rickets and scurvy from ancient Rome.