Should I be getting my vitamin D levels checked?
- Written by: Elina Hypponen, Professor of Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology, University of South Australia
Pexels/Kevin MalikAustralia has seen a surge in vitamin D testing of children, with similar trends reported for adults around the world. GPs are now being urged not to test for vitamin D unnecessarily.
So when is low vitamin D a potential concern? And when might you need to get your levels tested?
How much vitamin D do we need?
Vitamin D is not only...