Vitamin D Dietary Reference Intakes

A unique aspect of vitamin d as a nutrient is that it can be synthesized by the human body through the action of sunlight.
Vitamin d dietary reference intakes. The charge to the committee institute of medicine committee to review dietary reference intakes for vitamin d and calcium was to assess current relevant data and update as appropriate the dris dietary reference intakes for vitamin d and calcium. Vitamin d first identified as a vitamin early in the 20th century is now recognized as a prohormone. The review was to include consideration of chron.
Vitamin d is unique in that there is another source besides diet and supplements namely sunlight. These dual sources of vitamin d make it challenging to develop dietary reference intake values.