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VITAMIN D
AND ITS IMPORTANCE
FOR CHILDREN

Jacob Campbell
Purdue University Global

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What is Vitamin D?
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2021)

■ Obtained through food, sunlight, and

supplements

■ Promotes calcium absorption and bone growth

■ Prevents cramps and muscle injuries

■ Protects children from rickets; protects adults

from osteomalacia and osteoporosis
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Sources of Vitamin D
(Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2019)

https://getinfolist.com/2015/12/30/vitamins-d-sources/
Rickets
(Mayo Clinic, 2021)

■ Calcium is not sufficiently absorbed

■ Bones cannot mineralize

■ “Soft bones and skeletal deformities”

■ Leads to pain, seizures, spasms, and

abnormalities

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Precautions
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2021)

“Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Vitamin D”

■ Do not exceed your daily limit of vitamin D

■ Excessive vitamin D symptoms

– Nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and

kidney stones

■ Severe toxicity can be deadly

– Renal failure, cardiac arrhythmia, and

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death
Helpful Sources

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References

■ Dietary Guidelines of Americans. (2019). Food Sources of Vitamin D. Food Sources of

Vitamin D | Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/resources/2020-2025-dietary-guidelines-online-
materials/food-sources-select-nutrients/food-sources.
■ Mayo Clinic. (2021, February 25). Rickets. Mayo Clinic.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rickets/symptoms-causes/syc-
20351943.
■ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021, March 26). Vitamin D Fact
Sheet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-
HealthProfessional/.