LONDON
— The government announced Thursday that all Brits should consider
taking vitamin D supplements during autumn and winter to protect bone
and muscle health.
Public
Health England's advice comes as the Scientific Advisory Committee on
Nutrition published a report suggesting everyone over the age of 1 needs
to consume 10 micrograms of vitamin D each day.
But, not everyone in the UK is entirely happy about this news.
According to
NHS information, most people in the UK should be able to get the
recommended amount of vitamin D from a balanced diet and sunlight on
their skin between late March and the end of September.
But,
public health officials have warned that it will be difficult for
people to meet the 10 microgram recommendation by eating vitamin D-rich
foods during autumn and winter.
Brits are taking to Twitter to express their consternation at the new guidelines.
Brits are taking to Twitter to express their consternation at the new guidelines.
While some people were gleefully expressing that they were already taking supplements...
Others weren't quite so enthused.
Some raised some prescient points.
Some had theories of their own about the source of the recommendations.
Many criticised Public Health England's timing.
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