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Vitamin D is often referred to as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, because our body produces it when it is exposed to sunlight. Most people can produce enough vitamin D from sunlight from late March or early April to the end of September. But it's often difficult to get enough from the sun alone for the rest of the year.

The recommendations of the Oireachtas Health Committee report from April this year addressing Vitamin D deficiency as a public health measure in Ireland should be immediately implemented, according to local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten.

As Ireland prepares for a difficult flu season, research from LloydsPharmacy has given an insight into the change in behaviours by Westmeath consumers when it comes to health and wellbeing.

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as the sunshine vitamin, as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun.

Whether we like to admit it or not, we’re all getting older, and as medical practices improve, Ireland as a nation has an increasingly ageing population.

Irish teenagers are not getting adequate quantities of important nutrients in their diets, with a significant number missing out on their recommended daily intake of calcium (51 per cent) and vitamin D (94 per cent), research has found.

Experts are currently urging that we supplement our diet with vitamin D[1]. This is because most of us have stayed indoors much more lately, and therefore we are likely to have a lower vitamin D status than any previous winter.But why is vitamin D so important and why can’t we get enough of it from our diet?

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as the sunshine vitamin, as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun.

CarePlus Pharmacy is urging people in Ireland to consider adding a Vitamin D supplement to their diet.

Did you know that Vitamin D is vital for the development of healthy bones, teeth and muscles?