Vitamin D deficiency linked to food allergies

Children deficient in vitamin D at age one are more likely to have food allergies, Melbourne researchers have found, but only if their parents are born in Australia.

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In a study of 5000 children, researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute found that one-year-olds with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to have a food allergy than those whose levels were sufficient.

Children with two or more allergies were 10 times more likely to have vitamin D deficiency, according to the study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.