JPEN: D-Lightful Vitamin D for Child Health

Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) interviews Dr. Michael Holick, PhD, MD, the author of The D-Lightful Vitamin D for Child Health. This article discusses the commonality of Vitamin D deficiency in newborns and mothers. In this interview, Dr. Holick goes into details about the risks associated with and prevention of Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women, infants and adults. This article is part of the journal special supplement on perinatal and pediatric nutrition (published in January 2012). Click here to read the full article.