25/10/2023
Food sources of vitamin D 🤩
Vitamin D (a.k.a the ‘sunshine vitamin’ ☀️) plays an important role in supporting our health, including our bones, the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, our immune system, and our mood. Unfortunately, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide.
In the northern hemisphere, from October to early March the sun is too low and weak for us to make enough vitamin D. So we need other sources to maintain our levels.
Apart from getting a supplement, here are the food sources of vitamin D:
🐟 Oily fish - salmon, mackerel, herring, etc.
🍳 Egg yolk
🍄 Mushrooms - grown in sunlight or UV light
🥩 Meat - red meat & liver
🧈 Fortified foods - cereals, margarines, yoghurts
🥛 Fortified drinks - plant-based milk