Vitamin D needs escalate 10x during pregnancy?

A Canadian medical expert is saying that women who are pregnant may need up to 10 times the normal level of Vitamin D to ensure they are protecting those babies from all sorts of chronic diseases.

The specific level? 2,000 IUs a day, which is quite a bit. In fact, that level alone sounds almost too high based on the recommended levels we've seen for decades. This new suggestion is drawing some surprise from fellow Vitamin D experts in the U.S., with a pediatric director at the University of South Carolina calling the findings "a remarkable change."

The big conclusion here is to ensure breastfeeding babies receive enough Vitamin D in those diets -- and the lactating moms need all that Vitamin D to have plenty of reserves stocked up for those hungry babies.