Researchers found that children whose mothers took extra vitamin D supplements during pregnancy had stronger bones at the age of seven.
Bone density scans of more than 1,000 children showed that the children whose mothers took the vitamin D supplements had more calcium and more minerals (making them stronger and less likely to break) in their bones compared to the group whose mothers who took a placebo tablet instead.
The study was led by the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton, and was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
But why is vitamin D so important for our bone health, and what foods can we find it in?
Why is vitamin D so important for our bone health?
“Vitamin D is critical for bone health,” says Rosie Carr, dietitian at healthy eating plan Second Nature….