British Government Advices the Nation to Take Vitamin D
British Government Advices the Nation to Take Vitamin D
August 4, 2015 By Shirley Good
The British government has advised the nation to take vitamin D supplements. According to health officials, there is a widespread vitamin D deficiency in Britain. The government has now decided to take action. Dietitians are quick to tell people that a healthy, balanced diet will provide them with all the vitamins they need. Many experts believe that taking supplements is “a waste of time”. According to The Telegraph, some experts are now saying that while this may be the case, it is not true of vitamin D.
Vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, is manufactured in the body during exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. Now, experts believe that people who live in Britain do not get enough exposure to UV light. Dreary weather and the northern latitude deprive many people of vitamin D. Scientist Oliver Gillie has argued for vitamin D supplements for many years. He is encouraged by the government’s advice to take vitamin D supplements. He says, “The advice comes not a moment too soon.”
According to the BBC, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has produced a draft report, which suggests that British people should take 10 microgram pills to supplement their diet to ensure they get enough of the sunshine vitamin. At present only people at risk are advised to take vitamin D. However, the advisory committee says the risk of taking too much vitamin D is very low. Deficiency in this vitamin can lead to brittle bones, reports the committee.
Government health advisors have called for vitamin D to be offered free of charge after research has shown that deficiency of vitamin D is widespread in Britain, reports The Guardian. According to their research, millions of people in Britain could be deficient. Health advisors have called for older people and ethnic minorities to take vitamin D. It is hoped that children from poorer backgrounds will also be eligible for free supplements. According to current research, rickets in children has risen 10 times over the last two decades. Rickets comes from either a deficiency in calcium or vitamin D. Scientists are now arguing that those who live in the UK will not get enough vitamin D from their diet or from the sun. Health advisors and scientists alike are now calling for better guidance and widespread access to free supplements to address the growing number of British people with vitamin D deficiency.
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keep getting added . Then through research verified and accepted. I hope they can prove out claims /theories regarding life extension 
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Regardless I don't feel hoodwinked by warnings years ago that taking vitamin D sups is a good idea . Looks more and more through verification like it was a good idea
A scientist I know drops a 50 k once a week has been for about 5 years but that seems extreme to me even though my tests for the last 2 years just show me barely making it over the line ..... I have been consciously seeking sunlight this summer what little is available ...if my next 3rd year test next month remains just over the border after this effort I may go to 5k -7 k a day because fall starts the drop in sun power here.
By the way you can store vitamin D and also what about groups like Eskimos on traditional diets , why did they not show up high in chronic diseases stats considering the climate ? They are eating sea fare raw which uncooked is high in C and D. They don't need lemons and oranges for C either
Whale blubber is a bog It D source for them So sun no but supplemented via raw fatty fish diet yes. Once off their traditional diet not good stats at all. Rising disease when diet changes started
https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/blog/aboriginal-artic-populations-vitamin-d-deficiency-and-disease-risk/
