title: Towards an adequate intake of vitamin D. An advisory report of the Health Council of the Netherlands.
abstract: In this report, the Health Council of the Netherlands advises the government on the best policies to achieve an adequate vitamin D supply for the Dutch population. People with a dark skin, those who spend little time outdoors, pregnant and lactating women, veiled women, elderly and children who do not receive vitamin D supplements or infant formula are at risk of vitamin D deficiency. To improve this, more consistent information about vitamin D should be provided. Spending at least 15 min a day outdoors in combination with a healthy diet generates sufficient vitamin D in children and adults with a light skin. All other groups need additional vitamin D from supplements (10-20 microg/day). Fortified foods can only provide part of the additional vitamin D needed.
authors.affiliation: Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague, The Netherlands. rianne.weggemans@gr.nl
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Weggemans
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schaafsma
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kromhout
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013472:Sunlight; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; D002112:Calcifediol