The march of Vitamin D to the top of the essential supplements list continues once again this month with a flurry of activity once again in the press covering such a diverse range of ailments that you'll soon question why you don't have any in your cupboards.
This is just a small amount of the headlines from the past few days:
Older women who take vitamin D3 may live longer
Could vitamin D be the most important one of all?
Pregnant women 'need more vitamin D'
Vitamin D cuts health risk in twins
Vitamin D May Stave Off the Big 'D'
'Vitamin D-deficiency may have killed Mozart'
Nearly spat my green tea out reading that last one!
The fuss about Vitamin D these past 12 months is the form Cholecalciferol or Vitamin D3. This is the form of Vitamin D that is synthesised naturally in the skin when you're subjected to sun light. Talk about supplementation of D3 is being targeted to northern hemisphere countries which experience long months will short days and long nights.
Of course snap opinion states that we all get all the nutrients we need from a well balanced diet with a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. Which in fantasy land where you have time to plan and balance your meals while you're not working long hours and looking after a family is fine. Research seems to back this, as initial findings are showing that Irish women who are pregnant are on average getting 80% less Vitamin D than is recommended.
If you are thinking of taking a Vitamin D supplement, I suggest you read up as much as you can. The NHS has helpfully published this PDF: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_111302.pdf
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