Summer babies tend to be taller

London, Feb 4: Mommies who get a big dose of summer sun during pregnancy have taller babies with stronger bones because of the sun's vitamin-boosting rays, a new study has revealed.

The 18-year project found that babies born in late summer and early autumn are around half a centimetre taller and have wider bones than those born in winter and spring, reports the Scotsman.

Researchers at Bristol University recommended that winter parents should consider taking vitamin supplements.

A study spokeswoman, Sally Watson, said: "Perhaps people shouldn't be quite so terrified of the sun. "There's been a lot of panic about skin cancer, but people don't need to panic about the odd few minutes of exposure.

"A little controlled English sun is better than none."

ANI