Summary: If you think your child is getting enough vitamin D by just drinking milk, you're probably wrong.If you think your child is getting enough vitamin D by just drinking milk, you're probably wrong. Recent studies show that most children aren't getting enough of this essential vitamin. In October 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) responded by doubling the amount of vitamin D it recommends for babies and children to 400 International Units (IU) per day. In this segment of Healthy Children, Dr. Steven Abrams, MD, and Melanie Cole, MS, discuss how much Vitamin D your child really needs, as well as how best to get them enough of this essential, sun-filled vitamin.
