“Some people will not get enough vitamin D from sunlight because they have very little or no sunshine exposure,” said the NHS.
“The Department of Health and Social Care recommends that you take a daily supplement containing 10mcg of vitamin D throughout the year if you: are not often outdoors – for example, if you’re frail or housebound, are in an institution like a care home, [or] usually wear clothes that cover up most of your skin when outdoors.
“Taking too many vitamin D supplements over a long period of time can cause too much calcium to build up in the body [hypercalcaemia].
“This can weaken the bones and damage the kidneys and the heart.”
