Once upon a time, those uppity kids on the other side
knew their place in the order ...
THERE was a strict hierarchy in the street, and it had been in
place for so long that it was held to be the natural order. On one
side, lived the rich, white kids with big houses and big cars and
big opinions of themselves; it was their bat, their ball and their
stumps, too, and, kids being kids, they flaunted it. They
ruled.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says it will double its recommended minimum intake of vitamin D for infants, children and teens, from 200 international units (IU) to 400 IU per day.
The move comes as doctors increasingly raise concerns that children, particularly breast-fed infants, do not get enough of the vitamin, which not only promotes calcium absorption and bone health but may also stave off diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. Continue reading »