What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?

Why we need the ‘sunshine’ supplement and how to get it

Vitamin D tablets spilling out of a bottle.
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Gloomy weather is a fact of life in the UK but that lack of sunshine may be endangering not only the moods but also the health of this rain-swept island’s inhabitants.

The human body makes vitamin D from cholesterol when skin is exposed to sunlight, says information site Healthline. But lifestyle factors, poor diets and, of course, dodgy weather mean that many of us are deficient in this vital nutrient.

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