Risk of vitamin D deficiency rises with breast feeding after age 1, study shows

The risk of vitamin D deficiency increases progressively in babies who continue to be breast fed beyond the age of 1, even when they also eat solid foods, shows a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, whose authors recommend vitamin D supplements for these children.1

Exclusively breastfed infants are at increased risk of developing rickets because of limited transfer of vitamin D …