Vitamin D and its importance to growing children

Galveston County Daily News, May 2, 2007

By Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly
GALVESTON -- We have all heard how important Vitamin D is for promoting healthy bone growth in children and its lasting effect on their bones and teeth from childhood to adulthood. This is because Vitamin D helps our body absorb calcium. But did you know that almost one quarter of adolescents have a Vitamin D deficiency?