The NHS has issued a health alert, advising the public to start taking a 2p pill daily from this month to boost their wellbeing and potentially stave off serious health issues including dementia. Taking to social media, the health service highlighted the importance of vitamin D supplements during the darker months, stating: "From October to March we can't make enough vitamin D from sunlight. To keep bones and muscles healthy, it's best to take a daily 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D.
You can get vitamin D from most pharmacies and retailers." With a year's supply costing less than £8 online, it works out at less than 2p per day. Not only is vitamin D crucial for bone and muscle health, but it's also been associated with a lower risk of dementia.
A French study revealed that low levels of vitamin D could triple the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The NHS recommends that those particularly susceptible to deficiency, including all children aged 1 to 4 and infants not drinking sufficient formula, should take a supplement throughout the year. The NHS explained: "Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body.
These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults." "Government advice is that everyone should consider taking a daily vitamin D supplement during the autumn and winter.
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