Vitamin supplement

The very next sentence says:

People who are not often exposed to the sun should take a daily vitamin D supplement throughout the year.

I would say that "should" is stronger than "consider".

The NHS obviously credits people with enough intelligence to know whether they belong to a higher risk group. the majority of us (especially those with less than perfect bodies and/or concerned about skin cancer) don't expose enough skin outdoors for Vitamin D to be made.

People with the following conditions have problems with fat absorption, which affects the absorption of Vitamin D: liver disease, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. PPIs can cause loss of bone density, so adequate Vit D and calcium is especially important. On the other hand, people taking certain drugs should check that extra Vitamin D is safe.

PS. I have my Vitamin D checked every year as part of a full blood test. It's not standard to include it, but I had a severe deficiency a few years ago.

growstuff

You are wrong Esspee. The vast majority of people over 60 do need to take a Vitamin D supplement, especially in the winter months.

... unless, of course the NHS and just about every other nutritionist, is wrong and you know better.

Well yes growstuff as a matter of fact most of the advice you get on sites such as the NHS is based on studies from the government’s scientific advisory committee on nutrition (SACN) in July 2016.

The new meta analysis published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal led by the long standing experts on Vitamin D, Professors Mark Bolland, Andrew Grey and Alison Avenell, concluded that “On the strength of existing evidence, we believe there is little justification for more trials of vitamin D supplements looking at musculoskeletal outcomes”.
Martin Hewison, professor of molecular endocrinology at the University of Birmingham agreed, adding that many trials for vitamin D supplementation have shown it is only effective if individuals are vitamin D deficient to begin with, but that in his research very few participants started off with low levels of vitamin D.
Professor Bolland said “In the last four years “more than 30 randomised controlled trials on vitamin D and bone health have been published, nearly doubling the evidence base available. ”Our meta analysis finds that vitamin D does not prevent fractures, falls or improve bone mineral density, whether at high or low dose.”

I hope that satisfies you growstuff. Please read the paper.

dogsmother My nails have always cracked and split easily. Recently I have been taking Evening Primrose Oil in gelatin capsules. This has had the side effect of making my nails stronger than they have ever been! It is either the evening primrose or the gelatin. and to be honest I don't care which. It is a pleasure not to have them break at the least thing.

growstuff are you supposing that anyone decadent enough to go to a beautician must be a drinker.

I assure you, I am not. I went to a talk this evening where a small glass of white wine was served. It was my first drink in over three weeks.

M0nica

growstuff are you supposing that anyone decadent enough to go to a beautician must be a drinker.

I assure you, I am not. I went to a talk this evening where a small glass of white wine was served. It was my first drink in over three weeks.

How on earth did you assume that? There's absolutely no logic in your question. I couldn't care less how much you drink.

growstuff
I wrote:
I reckon that over a year I probably spend no more on suplements as I do on having my eyebrows tinted and tidied every 6 weeks.

and your immediate response was:
I spend a heck of a lot more on Vitamin D supplements than I do on my eyebrows, nails or alcohol, for the simple reason I've never been to a beautician and don't drink alcohol.

What other conclusion could I draw?