Vitamin D has several very important functions...It helps to regulate Calcium and Phosphate in the body.
A lack to Vitamin D can lead to bone disorders or even rickets in children (which is becoming more common in todays world is terrible).
Bone pain and tenderness as a result of a condition called Osteomalacia (in Adults).
We get most of our Vitamin D from Sunlight on our skin.
You can find Vitamin D Oily fish, such as Salmon, Sardines and Mackeral,
Eggs
Fortified fat spreads
Fortified breakfast cereals
Powdered Milk
Most people should be able to get Vitamin D through a balanced diet and Summer Sun. (please protect with sunblock)
The population that will find it harder to get the right amount of Vitamin D
- all pregnant and breastfeeding women
- babies and young children under the age of five
- older people aged 65 years and over
- people who are not exposed to much sun, such as people who cover up their skin when outdoors, or those who are housebound or confined indoors for long periods
- people who have darker skin such as people of African, African-Caribbean and South Asian origin
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