Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger

Friday, January 3, 2014 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to new research. Low vitamin D status has been linked to reduced muscle strength in adults and children, but little is known about how variation in a mother's status during pregnancy affects her child.

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