It’s dark and sun-less again in the UK and everyone’s Vitamin D levels will be at rock bottom over the next couple of months. Rickets is not rare in London and neither are consequent hypocalcaemic fits in our babies and teenagers unfortunately. Hackney CCG has an easy to follow algorithm for prevention and management of Vitamin D deficiency: you can find it here.

There’s even a table which tells you which vitamin preparations are suitable for vegetarians or vegans, which are Kosher and Halal certified and which to avoid in peanut allergy.