A recent research has claimed that deficiency of Vitamin D may result in increased risk of allergies among children. It suggests that more than 30 nanograms of Vitamin D, per millilitre of blood are considered as normal level. Children who have less than 15 nanograms of vitamin D per millilitre of blood are more prone to food and outside allergies due to the deficiency of vitamin.

The study has also claimed that the children with low vitamin D level are more likely to suffer from Oak allergy and peanut allergy as compared to their normal counterparts.

The main source of Vitamin D is sunlight and in winters due to less availability of sunlight, the deficiency increases among young children which results in increased number of kids visiting their doctors. The other sources of Vitamin D are sardines, mackerel, fish liver oil, and salmon but experts suggest that people should store the vitamin in their body during summers to overcome the deficiency during winters.

Experts also claim that increased deficiency of Vitamin D has resulted in elevated number of food allergies in the U. S. They urge the children to have appropriate amount of Vitamin D so that the allergies and other health risks could be avoided.