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...unclear how much vitamin D kids really need. It depends on a host of factors: children with epilepsy, cystic fibrosis or celiac disease may need more than the 400 IUs the AAP is recommending; kids with darker skin or living at northern latitudes with less sun may also require more. That means, of course, parents should consult their own pediatrician about how much vitamin D to give, but says Gordon, "Vitamin D toxicity doesn't occur until at least 2,000 IU a day and maybe as high as 10,000, so they shouldn't be overly worried about giving...
...trip took me several times across the wide, brown Missouri River, and it occurred to me that these issues of skin color and tribe have haunted these parts at least since Lewis and Clark paddled the liquid highway westward. But as I listened to voters, what became clear was that the Obama campaign is not the simple racial referendum some commentators have pictured. I heard several reasons why voters might be reluctant to support the guy, but race was rarely cited...
...don’t,’” Apfelbaum said. “We know that infants as young as six months can discriminate between different races, yet children eventually come to the conclusion that using this principle to describe people based on skin color is inappropriate, even when it is helpful information.” The researchers based their study on the board game “Guess Who?” The players were presented with a set of pictures and asked questions to determine the randomly-chosen picture of the other player...
...jeans didn’t fit. An unfortunate combination of baby fat and stiff denim left me sulking in my stretchy spandex. Fifteen years later, I’m still wearing leggings. In fact, in my rebellious refusal to wear jeans at all last year, spandex became my second skin. It wasn’t too long before my obsession began spiraling to unhealthy extremes. When my friend came out wearing leggings and a long sweater last Halloween and proudly announced he had dressed up as me, I knew it was bad. When everyone immediately recognized the inspiration...
...Barack Obama is. We are witnessing something remarkable here: Obama's race is receding as he becomes more familiar. His steadiness has trumped his skin color; he is being judged on the content of his character. But there is a real challenge - and opportunity - inherent in his success. Obama has taken some inspired risks in this campaign. His willingness to propose more governmental control of the health-care market is a prime example. But he has also been very cautious, a typical politician in many ways. The most obvious is in his resolute unwillingness to deliver bad news or make...