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Are babies hurt by lack of vitamin D?

Vitamin shortfall can bow legs. Vitamin shortfall can bow legs. (File/The Boston Globe)
By Barbara Feder Ostrov
Globe Correspondent / June 9, 2008

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Vitamin D deficiency is quite common in babies, and breast-fed infants appear to be at greater risk than bottle-fed ones, according to a new study. (Full article: 699 words)

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