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VITAL VITAMINS

VITAMIN D

SOURCES: Adequate sources of vitamin D, usually found in eggs and oily fish, are simply not widely available in food – it’s the sun that provides us with the vitamin D we need for health. In the northern latitudes, however, the sun is only strong enough to stimulate vitamin D production in your skin from May to August, hence an estimated one in four Brits are believed to be deficient.

RDA:300mg

Vitamin D is good for bone and muscle health,and it’s an immunity booster. In an article published in the in 2010, scientists Larson-Meyer and Willis discussed emerging evidence that adequate vitamin D reduces risk for

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