Vegetarian Vitamin D3 62.5ug

This product is a high potency Vitamin D3 supplement suitable for vegetarians.

One tablet provides 62.5µg (2,500i.u) of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) at 1250% of the NRV.

Vitamin D3 is more efficacious at raising serum 25(OH)D concentrations and therefore calcitriol than is vitamin D2, and thus vitamin D3 is the preferred choice for supplementation (1).

With the evidence of widespread deficiency within the UK population, it is essential that the most efficacious source of vitamin D is consumed through supplementation (2,3).

Government has identified people at risk of deficiency and recommends that they take a Vitamin D supplement. Older adults are at high risk of developing vitamin D insufficiency because of aging. Their skin cannot synthesize vitamin D as efficiently, they are likely to spend more time indoors, and they may have inadequate intakes of the vitamin.

Homebound individuals, women who wear long robes and head coverings for religious reasons, and people with occupations that limit sun exposure are unlikely to obtain adequate vitamin D from sunlight (4)

Vitamin D summary, including EFSA health claims, is provided on page *

People with dark skin may also be deficient in Vitamin D, this is due to the increased amount of pigment melanin reducing the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight (4)

Individuals with reduced ability to absorb dietary fat might require vitamin D supplements because vitamin D is fat soluble and requires some dietary fat in the gut for absorption (4)

Obese people may need larger than usual intakes of vitamin D to achieve 25(OH)D levels comparable to those of normal weight (4)