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Vitamin D and pregnancy

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There is a growing body of evidence calling for pregnant women, particularly women with darker pigmentation, to receive higher doses of vitamin D supplements.

Higher doses have been linked to cutting the risk of preterm birth, reducing the risk of complications and helping fetal growth.

What do you think? Are we placing too much emphasis on the importance of vitamin D, particularly when too much can cause vitamin D toxicity, characterised by such symptoms as nausea, constipation and kidney stones?

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Vitamin D and pregnancy (1 Replies) Posted: 27/05/2010 17:21:30 By Rhea Johnson	Re: Vitamin D and pregnancy 07/06/2010 09:25:07 By Guest

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