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13.10.2023 - 06:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With autumn underway and the days getting colder and shorter, Brits could be missing out on a vital vitamin needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles.
During the spring and summer, our bodies get a good supply of vitamin D from the sunlight. The vitamin is created in the body when direct sunlight hits the skin. But as the days get shorter and people turn to staying inside to get away from the chill, exposure to the sun can reduce to nearly nothing and we don't produce enough of the vitamin naturally.
That's why the NHS says it's important for everyone in the UK to take a vitamin D supplement between the months of October and March, including children.
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The NHS website reads: "Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. 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. Government advice is that everyone should consider taking a daily vitamin D supplement during the autumn and winter."
The recommended dose for adults - including pregnant and breastfeeding women - and children over the age of one is 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day, according to the NHS. Babies up to the age of one need 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day.
Vitamin D can also be found in certain foods. Oily fish, including salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel, red meat, liver and egg yolks are all good sources of vitamin D, but taking a supplement is still recommended.
The NHS says: "During the autumn and winter,
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