vitamin D and health
The UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published their report 'vitamin D and health' on 21/7/2016. Their press release states that it is now recommended that everybody (in the UK) over the age of 1 should take 10 micrograms (=400IU) vitamin D daily and babies from birth to 1 yr of age should be given 8-10 micrograms (=340-400 IU) daily. Pre-existing vit D NICE guidelines (PH56, Nov 2014) recommend vit D supplementation for certain 'at risk' groups. People wi