Hello, Children with rickets, hypocalcaemia or other significant symptoms due to Vitamin D deficiency, and children with blood levels below 25 nmol/L should be prescribed treatment doses of Vitamin D before starting long-term supplements

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Hello, Children with rickets, hypocalcaemia or other significant symptoms due to Vitamin D deficiency, and children with blood levels below 25 nmol/L should be prescribed treatment doses of Vitamin D before starting long-term supplements

I agree with Karen A. Darbinyan

Children at risk of vitamin D deficiency include those who have reduced exposure to sunlight; are on certain medications, such as anticonvulsants that interfere with metabolism; and are overweight or obese since vitamin D is held in adipose tissue and isn’t bioavailable. Others at risk include those experiencing fat malabsorption due to cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s disease, or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Some children may not be drinking enough milk by choice or because they have a milk allergy, are lactose intolerant, or follow a vegan diet.

Moreover, children who have limited sun exposure, darker skin tones, excess body fat, and are living at higher latitudes are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency and may benefit from getting tested.

Vitamin D supplements should be considered when the recommended dietary intake isn’t met by food alone. Children younger than 1 should receive 400 IU/day (10 mcg); kids older than 1 year should take 600 IU/day (15 mcg). “However, many believe nutrients should be obtained through food and fear that recommending supplements may lead to treating vitamin D like it’s less of a nutrient and more like a drug.

Here is link, hope you find it useful!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979050/

Earlier indian system they suggest children stay some time for sunlight in early hours of rising can cure all D vitamin deficiency problems