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| Everyone 'should take vitamin D pills' | Everyone 'should take vitamin D pills' |
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| Everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements to counter the lack of sunshine in the UK, government experts are proposing. | |
| The draft Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition guidelines suggest, from the age of one, 10 microgram pills be taken to ensure people get enough. | The draft Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition guidelines suggest, from the age of one, 10 microgram pills be taken to ensure people get enough. |
| The plans are now being consulted on until 23 September. | The plans are now being consulted on until 23 September. |
| Current advice is only at risk groups - including pregnant women, under fives and over 65s - should take supplements. | Current advice is only at risk groups - including pregnant women, under fives and over 65s - should take supplements. |
| But as there is no easy way of assessing who is getting enough vitamin D, SACN has proposed a blanket recommendation for everyone because of the benefits it would bring. | But as there is no easy way of assessing who is getting enough vitamin D, SACN has proposed a blanket recommendation for everyone because of the benefits it would bring. |
| The risk of getting too much vitamin D is considered to be extremely low. | The risk of getting too much vitamin D is considered to be extremely low. |
| Winter months | Winter months |
| It comes after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which advises the NHS on treatments, has already suggested vitamin D should be given more widely to counter a hidden epidemics of deficiency. | It comes after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which advises the NHS on treatments, has already suggested vitamin D should be given more widely to counter a hidden epidemics of deficiency. |
| Official estimates suggest one in five adults and one in six children in England may have low levels. | Official estimates suggest one in five adults and one in six children in England may have low levels. |
| People get most of their vitamin D from the action of sunlight on their skin. But the amount in food is small, unlike many other vitamins. | People get most of their vitamin D from the action of sunlight on their skin. But the amount in food is small, unlike many other vitamins. |
| The low level of sunlight during winter months means people in the UK are at risk. | The low level of sunlight during winter months means people in the UK are at risk. |
| The NICE guidelines called for more free supplements and for supermarkets to sell low-cost tablets. | The NICE guidelines called for more free supplements and for supermarkets to sell low-cost tablets. |
| Deficiency can result in rickets and brittle bones. | Deficiency can result in rickets and brittle bones. |