Review to look at how to improve vitamin D intake

Vitamin D deficiency is linked to rickets in children

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The importance of vitamin D will be the focus of a new review looking at ways to improve intake across the population.

About one in six adults and almost 20 per cent of children in the UK have vitamin D levels lower than government recommendations, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.

A review into improving vitamin D levels will look into potential options of dietary supplements and fortified food and drinks.