1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazetteharvardgazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/harvardgazette/Newborns need for vitamin D — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0mlepeLqZw"><a href="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/12/infants-need-their-d/">Newborns need for vitamin D</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/12/infants-need-their-d/embed/#?secret=0mlepeLqZw" width="600" height="338" title="“Newborns need for vitamin D” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="0mlepeLqZw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://dev.news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/babies605.jpg605403The vitamin D levels of newborn babies appear to predict their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early childhood, but not the risk of developing asthma. Results of a study in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics support the theory that widespread vitamin D deficiency contributes to risk of infections.