Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Asthma Risk

Filed in archive Allergies , Dietary Supplements and Vitamins , Lung Conditions on April 30, 2009

According to a Costa Rican study, children with Vitamin D deficiency could be at a higher risk of developing asthma.

Vitamin D levels were also associated with increased frequency of hospitalization, according to a study with 616 Costa rican children with asthma published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The researchers, led by John Brehm from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School concluded: "In these children, lower vitamin D levels are associated with increased markers of allergy and asthma severity."

The richest source of Vitamin D is sunlight. We all could do a bit more sunshine in our daily lives. Also, some foods are good sources of Vitamin D and don't forget the supplement version.