Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children

Children who lack vitamin D tend to have food allergies  and also from environmental  allergies  (allergic stub) compared with children who are enough vitamin D. Several studies have proved this.

Research shows that children who have vitamin D deficiency is 2.3 times higher risk of suffering from skin allergies oak and 2.4 times more likely suffer from peanut allergies. They are also more susceptible to some types of allergens, such as weeds, dog, cockroach, shrimp, and dust.

The study was conducted by measuring levels of vitamin D in the blood. Children with vitamin D levels was 15 nanograms per milliliter of blood deficiency of vitamin D.

Research also found, in the United States, the number of people who are deficient in vitamin D and allergy sufferers to rise. "The results of this study indicate that the two phenomena might be related to each other," said the researcher.

Vitamin D is believed to have anti-inflammatory effects in the body. Previous studies showed that the number of people who visited emergency rooms due to food allergies tend to increase in winter. Levels of vitamin D in the body are also known to be at the lowest level this season because the skin cells need sunlight to produce vitamin D active than other components in the body.