What are the recommendations for vitamin D?
Younger adults may get plenty of sunlight throughout the day to keep this vitamin at the proper level. Many middle aged and older adults, on the other hand, may have a problem. The Food Standards Agency recommends that older adults, people of Asian origin, and people who do not get adequate sunlight each day take extra vitamin D from vitamin D-fortified foods and/or supplements. Because calcium and vitamin D are closely linked, many doctors recommend that older people, especially post-menopausal women, take a combined calcium and vitamin D supplement.
