The most realistic approach to boosting the nation’s intake of
vitamin D is for food manufacturers to increase the dose of
vitamin D per serving, says a leading expert on the sunshine
vitamin. “This would have a substantial impact on the US
population,” said Michael Holick PhD, MD, Professor of Medicine
at Boston University Medical Center and a world-renowned expert
in vitamin D. At this month’s Nutracon in Anaheim, Prof Holick
will present on the topic, “Vitamin D: A D-Lightful Solution for
Health” as part of the Healthy Aging track. “I will provide a
broad overview of vitamin D, including the main issues such as
vitamin D intakes during pregnancy, for neonates, the impact of
vitamin D deficiency for bone health and osteoporosis, as well
as my perspective on the Institutes of Medicine (IoM) update on
vitamin D DRIs,” said Prof Holick. The U.S. Institute of
Medicine (IOM) recently announced updated Dietary Reference
Intakes (DRIs) for vitamin D that tripled the recommended daily
allowance across all groups, e