04.01.11
Well-known for its role in keeping bones strong, vitamin D is now being hailed for much more—from normal muscle function to a healthy immune system. Yet despite the growing research on the power of vitamin D, seven out of 10 Americans still fall short of recommended amounts in their diets, according to the recent Dietary Guidelines Committee Advisory report. In fact, vitamin D is one of the four nutrients of concern identified in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which means low intake is a public health concern for children and adults.
Doctor of public health, registered dietitian and author Dr. Wendy Bazilian encouraged Americans to look to their diets for vitamin D. “Vitamin D is a true super nutrient and Americans can help close the vitamin D gap by taking simple steps like pouring one more serving of low-fat or fat-free milk each day for their families,” she said. “Milk is the leading source of vitamin D in our diets, supplying more than half of the nation’s vitamin D, along with a unique combination of key vitamins and minerals we all need each day.”
A new research report titled “What America’s Missing,” which analyzed government food consumption survey data, identified a total of 11 “gap nutrients,” including vitamin D, along with calcium and potassium, which make up three of the “nutrients of concern” identified in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report.
Doctor of public health, registered dietitian and author Dr. Wendy Bazilian encouraged Americans to look to their diets for vitamin D. “Vitamin D is a true super nutrient and Americans can help close the vitamin D gap by taking simple steps like pouring one more serving of low-fat or fat-free milk each day for their families,” she said. “Milk is the leading source of vitamin D in our diets, supplying more than half of the nation’s vitamin D, along with a unique combination of key vitamins and minerals we all need each day.”
A new research report titled “What America’s Missing,” which analyzed government food consumption survey data, identified a total of 11 “gap nutrients,” including vitamin D, along with calcium and potassium, which make up three of the “nutrients of concern” identified in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report.