SACN vitamin D and health report
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations on vitamin D.
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SACN reviewed the evidence on vitamin D and health to see if UK dietary recommendations, set in 1991, were still appropriate.
In a change to previous advice, SACN is now recommending:
- a reference nutrient intake (RNI) of 10 micrograms of vitamin D per day, throughout the year, for everyone in the general population aged 4 years and older
- an RNI of 10 micrograms of vitamin D per day for pregnant and lactating women and population groups at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency
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The RNI and safe intakes were developed to ensure that the majority of the UK population has enough vitamin D to protect musculoskeletal health, all year round.
SACN did not take account of sunlight exposure in making recommendations because of the number and complexity of factors that affect skin synthesis of vitamin D.
The RNI and safe intakes refer to intake from all dietary sources:
- natural food sources
- fortified foods (including infant formula milk)
- supplements
They also refer to average intakes over a period of time, such as a week, and take account of day-to-day variations in intake.
You can view documents related to the consultation on the draft report. These documents include a substantial number of consultation comments received and SACN바카라 사이트檚 responses.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its 바카라 사이트楽cientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for vitamin D바카라 사이트�. You can view the which explains why their respective recommendations are not directly comparable.
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