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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?

We hear a lot about protein, it seems to be everywhere. If you have just joined a gym, your personal trainer probably has advised you to take more protein. In the shops, you see snacks, chocolate bars, and milk with added protein options. Restaurants and cafes are offering high protein meals. So what is protein and why do we need it?

Cara Cunningham, MINDI, Community Dietitian