Childhood obesity, vitamin D

That outdoor play was a factor in children’s health was well known but perhaps this recent study was unable to convince even the most lazy, parents, according to a study conducted by the ‘University of Michigan’s childhood obesity is linked to vitamin D deficiency

Also enclosed in the house, including television and video games, the modern children have a lack of vitamin D, the study examined 497 school children in Bogota, Colombia, children with less vitamin D increased weight, especially scholars have noticed a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and increased abdominal fat.

One more reason to take the sun and fresh air to our children.