/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8283/all en /newsroom/channels/news/less-body-fat-toddlers-taking-vitamin-d-260693 <p><em><strong>By Fergus Grieve, <a href="/newsroom/">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº 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> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:01:52 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 25786 at /newsroom