Developmental Origins of Osteoporotic Fracture: the Role of Maternal Vitamin D Insufficiency
Not to beat a dead horse, but the intrauterine time period is an incredible time of pre-programming the new life for health or chronic disease. So, given both the fear of sunlight and the poor quality of most prenatals which certainly will not contain enough Vit D, we are once again pre-programming an entire generation of patients with chronic diseases. Oh wait!! How could I forget the 3-a-day dairy program? That would provide 1200 IU of Vit D, right? Too bad the body is probably primed more for Vit D levels > 10,000 IU…
