University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 30, 1992
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Justin Krupp/KANSAN
Mopping up
As the weather turns warmer and more residents at Naismith Hall want to use the pool, Gene Maas mops the pool to keep it clean. Maas cleaned the pool yesterday afternoon.
Study finds milk may be deficient in vitamin D
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Milk often contains substantially less vitamin D than federal rules require, although in at least one incident the levels were dangerously high, according to researchers.
Authors of two reports say their work highlights the need for more stringent testing of milk to make sure it contains proper amounts of vitamins.
In one report in today's New England Journal of Medicine, doctors described their investigation of a mysterious outbreak of vitamin D overdoses last summer in the Boston area. They found the source was milk produced by a suburban dairy. Some samples contained up to 380 times more of the vitamin than is recommended.
In the other journal study, some of the same doctors tested milk from supermarkets in five U.S. cities. They found that 62 percent contained substantially less vitamin D than promised.
Milk producers responded that low levels of vitamins in milk were not a significant health problem, and the single incident of high amounts was a fluke.
However, Michael F. Holick, a doctor with Boston City Hospital and one of the researchers, said milk was an important source of vitamin D for many people, especially the very old and very young. The discovery that it often does not contain as much as it is supposed to is a potential health concern for those who depend on milk for their vitamin D. Holick said.
He agreed with the producers that the nation's milk supply is generally safe, and people should not be afraid to drink it.
Vitamin D deficiency was once a major health hazard. In the young, it causes rickets, which results in malformed bones. Among the elderly, it leads to weak bones and fractures.
Ordinarily, the skin makes enough vitamin D during exposure to sunlight. However, extra doses of the vitamin are needed by house-bound senior citizens and babies.
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