A deficiency can have huge impacts on health and wellbeing
A new study has found that a third of Brits are deficient in an essential vitamin - only made worse by the darkening days and nights that autumn brings.
A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults. But between October and early March we do not make enough vitamin D from sunlight. Vitamin D is also found in a small number of foods.Another source of vitamin D is dietary supplements. In the UK, cows' milk is generally not a good source of vitamin D because it is not fortified, as it is in some other countries.
Should I take a vitamin D supplement? Advice for adults and children over four-years-old from the NHS says that during the autumn and winter, you need to get vitamin D from your diet because the sun is not strong enough for the body to make vitamin D. But since it's difficult for people to get enough vitamin D from food alone, everyone should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D during the autumn and winter.
Advice for infants and young children: The Department of Health and Social Care recommends that babies from birth to 1 year of age should have a daily supplement containing 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D throughout the year if they are:
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