It is almost Spring! Woo Hoo! Time to go outside and soak up the Sun. Thank goodness we live in Colorado and get sunny days most of the year! That makes me think about vitamin D and this study I read.  (Summary attached below).  

LOW VITAMIN D UPS RISK OF ALLERGIES IN KIDS

Low vitamin D increases the likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Researchers looked at the serum vitamin D levels in blood samples from more than 3,100 children and adolescents and 3,400 adults.

No association between vitamin D levels and allergies was observed in adults. But for children and adolescents, low vitamin D levels correlated with sensitivity to 11 of the 17 allergens tested, including both environmental allergens and food allergens. For example, children who had vitamin D deficiency were 2.4 times more likely to have a peanut allergy than were children with sufficient levels of vitamin D.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – February 17, 2011;Epub.

www.aaaai.org/members/jaci.stm

This isn’t really considered a blog but I thought it was somewhat interesting so I thought I would share it with our practice members and people that visit our blog. I hope this is just a good reminder for everyone to take care of themselves and their families – and most of all, enjoy life!

AND DON’T FORGET! Day Light Savings Starts on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 2:00 AM local standard time.