Vitamin D deficiency tied to worse outcomes in very ill children

 
Critically ill children with low levels of vitamin D in their systems had worse outcomes and lengthier hospital and ICU stays compared with those with sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to two studies in the journal Pediatrics. Both studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency was more common in children and teens with severe illness than their healthy peers.

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