/channels/taxonomy/term/10536/all en /channels/news/less-body-fat-toddlers-taking-vitamin-d-260693 <p><em><strong>By Fergus Grieve, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development</em></p> <p>A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.</p> Mon, 02 May 2016 14:14:05 +0000 webfull 118623 at /channels