Delaware Modern Pediatrics Blog

Have you heard that we need more Vitamin D?  There have been several reports published in the past couple of years, recommending  Vitamin D supplements.  (Click here to read my previous comments.) But now, we read in the news that the Institute of Medicine is about to publish a rebuttal to some recommendations for super-high [...]

When patients in the past have asked me whether to give their kids vitamin supplements, my opinion has been lukewarm.  Most foods are supplemented with vitamins, even junk food!  There’s no harm in a daily supplement, but I have not felt strongly about it. Until now!  Recently, I have seen a steady stream of recent [...]