A few months ago we wrote a blog about Vitamin D, but I started thinking about it again today seeing it spotlighted in the news discussing the growing evidence and controversy about its many benefits.
While the jury is still out on some of this research, no one is suggesting that we are getting enough. And every one accepts that fact that at a minimum we need Vitamin D to help with calcium absorption-so essential for healthy bones and teeth. I think we all agree that’s a pretty big deal.
Lets face it most of our diets are lacking in Vitamin D and majority of us have had little sunshine on these last few months. (Sunshine is necessary for the body to convert the sunlight to vitamin D in our bodies.) So it might be worth taking another look at where we stand.
Are you drinking Vitamin D fortified milk or including Vitamin D fortified juice or cereal as part of your diet? I am fairly certain none of us is taking cod liver oil or eating a lot of fish! Are you getting a few minutes of sunshine everyday? Should you be taking a supplement?
Stay tuned because the scientific group (Institute of Medicine) that sets the recommendations for nutrients levels is meeting this summer to re-evaluate the current recommendations. With newer science about its benefits, they will raise the Vitamin D levels, but what will those numbers will be, we don’t know yet.
In the meantime, lets go out and get a little sunshine now that Spring is here!
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