Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) interviews Dr. Michael Holick, PhD, MD, the author of The D-Lightful Vitamin D for Child Health. This article discusses the commonality of Vitamin D deficiency in newborns and mothers. In this interview, Dr. Holick goes into details about the risks associated with and prevention of Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women, infants and adults. This article is part of the journal special supplement on perinatal and pediatric nutrition published in January 2012 JPEN.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607111430189