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...said he attributes the higher proportion of vitamin D deficiency among populations with darker skin tones to the greater amounts of melanin in their skin. As melanin impedes vitamin D production, it takes significantly longer for someone with darker skin to produce the adequate amounts...
...added that the causes for the vitamin deficiency are far more complex, including the increased amounts of time children now spend indoors, the widespread usage of sunscreen, and geographic location...
...remedy this deficiency, Mansbach and his fellow researchers said they strongly recommend that children take vitamin D supplements...
According to Mansbach, vitamin D research has grown very “hot” in the past five years as its significance in the body’s metabolic pathways has become more evident...
Deficiency of this crucial vitamin in children has been associated with eczema, wheezing, type 1 diabetes, and weakened bones...