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Only 280 U for ages 6 months to 5 years
And only 400 IU for those groups at-risk {Note: It appears that a-risk individuals should really have at least 4,000 IU}
- older people aged 65 and over
- pregnant and breastfeeding women
- anyone who is housebound for long periods of time
- people who cover their skin for cultural reasons
- people from ethnic minorities with darker skin
Reported in many places on the web in late Jan 2011, such as
Vitamin D3 UK news release
See also in Vitamin D Life
- All items in category Infant-Child and Vitamin D
606 items - Summary of Vitamin D Recommendations has the following chart
Chief UK Medical Officer recommends only 280 IU for children - Jan 20112949 visitors, last modified 12 Nov, 2012,