Double the dose of Vitamin D to give infants, children and adolescents strong bones and immune systems.

That's the recent recommendation of the country’s leading pediatrics organization.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that children of all ages receive 400 IU (international units) of vitamin D each day to improve immunity and prevent bone-weakening illnesses such as rickets.  This new standard may be sending many parents to the pharmacy for supplements. http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=101339