Contemporary Pediatrics – Laird Harrison
Most pediatricians have no trouble recommending healthy diets for their patients. However, as the days grow shorter and colder, children’s nutritional needs can change in ways that not everyone takes into account. Exposed to less sunlight, children may not make enough vitamin D. Natural production of melatonin shifts. As everyone spends more time indoors, influenza and upper respiratory infections become more common. Fresh fruits and vegetables may be harder to find. And in 2020, the rising incidence of COVID-19 has added a new risk to consider.
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