Posted on 05/27/2023 5:52:59 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
It is estimated that every eighth child suffers from a mental health disorder. Several predictors of children's mental problems have been identified, but much remains uncharted. Previous research suggests that low vitamin D levels in early childhood may be one factor increasing the risk of mental health problems in later life. A recent study presents new information on the association between vitamin D intake and mental health.
A study by a team of researchers has investigated whether a daily vitamin D3 supplement higher than the recommended dose in early childhood reduces the risk of psychiatric symptoms at school age.
The study is part of the Vitamin D Intervention in Infants (VIDI) clinical trial, which investigates how early vitamin D3 intervention affects children's growth and development. In the research, children were randomized as two groups, one receiving the daily standard dose of 10 micrograms and the other triple the amount—30 µg—of vitamin D. The children received the supplementation daily from 2 weeks to 2 years of age.
The children were followed up and the latest monitoring point occurred when they were 6- to 8-year-olds. In the latest follow-up phase, the parents of 346 children assessed their child's psychiatric symptoms using a questionnaire.
The study found that daily vitamin D3 supplementation above the standard dose reduced the risk of internalizing problems at school age. In other words, children who received the higher dose had less parent-reported depressed mood, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior than children who received the standard dose.
According to the research results, parents reported clinically significant internalizing problems in 11.8% of the children who had received the standard dose of daily vitamin D supplement of 10 µg until the age of 2 years. Of the children who received the triple vitamin D supplement, 5.6% were reported to have similar problems.
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Sunshine produces Vitamin D.
Remember when Anita Bryant sparked a gay boycott of Florida orange juice in 1977?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrhnIv6wW_w&t=19s
Go outside every once in a while!
“Sunshine produces Vitamin D.”
Low vitamin D is at he profit center of the medical industrial complex. Sunshine is free.
I take 5000 units a day of Vitamin D.
Don’t think it’s helped my psychiatric problems.
But I never caught that thingy that was going around.
But mothers, “following the science” compulsively slather their children with sun screen, blocking the Vitamin D conversion!
This has resulted in significantly lowering the age of colon cancer diagnosis, and now, apparently, causing mental health issues.
If you are going to follow conventional wisdom from the CDC and apply sun screen, you should supplement with Vitamin D3.
Following the science might get you killed. Get ahead of the “science!”
Exactly what I thought as I read the article.
Vitamin D3 soft gels in 5000 iu size are so cheap that the cost is negligible
Two a day, every day........ should be mandatory
The key is getting kids on magnesium. Once their levels are up they’re vitamin D can absorb, their calcium can absorb and they balance out overall. I’ve seen huge results of ADD ADHD OCD bad behavior anxiety all go away when mag levels go up, whether you’re an adult or a kid
Generally a fine prescription. We'd pass on the "mandatory" part though.
D is the only effective medication for clinical depression.
Take D3 in the winter and get daily sunshine in the summer and colds and flu become only memories. Daily D straightens out many cases of manic depression. And it is good for bones. I just read a piece that says it prevents frailty(fragile bones)in the elderly.
Magnesium, Vitamin K, Vitamin A, and boron all help with metabolizing Vitamin D.
Far too many people don’t get enough of these.
My very first thought!
Indeed. We elderly -- hate that term, but.... -- actually have our docs' "prescription" though OTC and inexpensive for health maintenance.
Excellent point. And they went without the odious sunscreen.
Vitamin D helps school age children not be psychotic leaving it up to the educate-whores to push the kids into that void.
Vitamin D helps school age children not be psychotic leaving it up to the educate-whores to push the kids into that void.
The left remains in denial about homeopathic means of medicine in the wake of the plandemic, including vit D.
In a few years, we will see the dramatic effects and when broken down to the basic factors it will be found that a majority of the psychiatric problems - if not the entirety - will manifest in the children of leftists.
In fact, it may have already begun (depending on your unit of measure). I’m seeing evidence locally, but not much reported nationally (yet).
The current societal situation will worsen dramatically when they become adults, especially when subjected to substance/alcohol abuse.
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