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In the United States, overdose exposure to all formulations of "vitamins" (which includes multi-vitamin/mineral products) was reported by 62,562 individuals in 2004 with nearly 80% of these exposures in children under the age of 6, leading to 53 "major" life-threatening outcomes and 3 deaths (2 from vitamins D and E; 1 from a multivitamin with ...
Vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, is the toxic state of an excess of vitamin D. The normal range for blood concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in adults is 20 to 50 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).
Food provides the energy and nutrients that young children need to be healthy. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods. They should eat a variety of foods from all the food groups. Each day, toddlers need enough nutrients, including 7 milligrams of iron; 700 milligrams of calcium; 600 IU of vitamin D [2]
To help prevent overconsumption, the Office of Dietary Supplements established daily upper limits (ULs) of what is safe to consume. People 9 and older, for example, may have a maximum 4,000 IU ...
The Swedish National Food Agency recommends a daily intake of 10 μg (400 IU) of vitamin D 3 for children and adults up to 75 years, and 20 μg (800 IU) for adults 75 and older. [165] Non-government organisations in Europe have made their own recommendations. The German Society for Nutrition recommends 20 μg. [166]
Vitamin D is made available to children through exposure to sunlight as well as through food products such as egg yolks, fish, beef liver as well as fortified milk and margarine. [26] It necessary that the average 1-13-year-old child allows for 600 IU of Vitamin D a day. Children, who are dark skinned, vegans or are limited in their sun ...
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Vitamin A deficiency affects one third of children under age 5 around the world, [33] leading to 670,000 deaths and 250,000–500,000 cases of blindness. [34] Vitamin A supplementation has been shown to reduce all-cause mortality by 12 to 24%.