Low vitamin D increases the risk of anemia in children

A new study in the United States found low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of anemia in children.

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According to ANI news agency quoted scientists from the Johns Hopkins Center for Children (USA), their study is evidence of the complex interaction between low vitamin D content and hemoglobin hematology index (index helps recognize anemia.

Sunbathing 10-15 minutes a day helps supplement vitamin D - (Photo: Shutterstock)

To investigate the relationship between vitamin D and anemia, the team studied blood samples of more than 10,400 children, measuring the levels of vitamin D and hemoglobin.

As a result, vitamin D levels are always low in children with low hemoglobin levels compared to those without anemia. The risk of anemia occurs when a lack of mild vitamin D is defined as a vitamin D concentration of less than 30 nanograms per ml.

Experts say it may be that vitamin D affects the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow, as well as the ability of vitamin D to regulate immune inflammation, which is the catalyst of anemia.

Vitamin D can be supplemented from regular sunbathing as well as by eating foods such as milk, fish .

This study is published in the journal Pediatrics.