Lower levels of Vitamin D can affect your child’s ability to fight infection. Vitamin D helps fight infections, curbs autoimmune processes and fights inflammation. Lower levels of vitamin D can be a reason behind repeatedly falling sick.

The main source of Vitamin D is sunlight and Vitamin D deficiency is very common. And it worsens during winter when people don’t get much Sun. Babies who are breastfed are at higher risk of being deficient in Vitamin D. Parents can make up for this by giving their kids Vitamin D supplements.

According to the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP), in the first year of their life, kids need 400 IU of Vitamin daily. While children and adolescents need 600 IU each day.

If your kid falls sick often or is usually tired, talk to his doctor about the potential Vitamin deficiency.