Nordic countries considering raising vitamin D to US recommended levels

Current recommended minimum 300 IU for age 2-60, 400 IU for >60

Nordic Countries include:Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

See also VitaminDWiki

• Germany = 800 IU as of Jan 2012

• French Society of Paediatics Vitamin D recommendations – Jan 2012 lots of details, example: breastfed infants: 1000 to 1200 IU

• Vitamin D Recommendations around the world - IU and ng which has the following graph

Currrent Nordic recommendations are below the chart. They are hoping to raise Nordic counties to the bottom of the chart.

Note: Many people living in the non-Nordic counties can get vitamin D from sunlight for more seasons than just summer.

On the web

• Nordic countries will reevaluate vitamin D recommendations Vitamin D Council reporting on this

• Draft proposed for nutrient, including vitamin D

  • Vitamin D details not at the website as of Dec 2, 2012
  • Vitamin K details are on the website