Up to 50% of the total population have a deficiency of vitamin D at some time each year.
The Department of Health recommends that you take a daily supplement containing 10mcg of vitamin D throughout the year if you: Spend a lot of time indoors, are in an institutions like a care home, or usually wear clothes that cover up most of your skin when outdoors.
Did you know the darker the skin, the more you naturally have a barrier to absorbing the sun, that is Africans, Afro-Caribbeans, Southern Asians, and people from Southern Europe? This group need more time in the sun to actively produce Vitamin D. (Source: NHS)
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