BMJ calls for vitamin D food fortification to improve intake

The BMJ’s new study supports the introduction of such public health measures that could prove particularly effective in settings where vitamin D deficiency is common.

The study follows Public Health England’s recommendations in July to take vitamin D supplements during the autumn and winter months, which stated that relying on dietary sources is not enough to meet the recommended daily intake of 10 micrograms.

Vitamin D is found naturally in a small number of foods including oily fish, red meat, liver and egg yolks and in fortified food like breakfast cereals and fat spreads.