Hey, kids! Get up off the couch, go outside, and maybe drink a glass of milk once in a while. A study published in the scientific journal Pediatrics shows that 70% of children studied had "insufficient" Vitamin D levels, or an outright deficiency. [Consumer Reports Health] [Pediatrics]
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@Pinget: I'm not a medical doctor, but I think the problem is that kids aren't even going outside. They get entertained all day indoors with video games and TV and aren't getting outdoors.
When I was a kid, we played outside all the time, and if I had kids I'd want them out all the time as well. I think that's the problem, not pollution.
This problem is too widespread to be blamed on individual behavior. This is being seen across all races and worldwide. The reason they don't want us to talk about is air pollution. Yes, we have so dirtied the air that insufficient sunlight reaches your skin to stimulate normal Vitamin D production. Yay. [bastyrcenter.org]