[ryan71]

It’s that wonderful sun, again.

Kids are being diagnosed with vitamin D deficiencies. Mothers are being told that milk is bad and to cover their kids in sun block.

http://endocrine-disorders.health-cares.net/rickets.php

[tioga]

My mother used to make us go outside to play and locked the doors to keep us out. LOL....I grew up strong and healthy. Guess she knew what she was doing after all.

[FrdmLvr]

I have seen a lot of kids as my years as a teacher and substitute who suffer from rickets, all of them black kids. It's heartbreaking because it's totally preventable with supplementation if necessary.

Here's the lesson we can all learn from this: Parents, let your kids get some sun. Rickets effects blacks because of the pigmentation in their skin, which blocks the sun's rays. Growing bodies need proper nutrition and the only effective way to get vitamin D is from the sun. Let your kids get some morning or late afternoon sun without sunblock everyday. You can supplement, but it's much better to get it naturally. If you do supplement, use the D3.