Many Americans are missing out on vitamin D. In fact, vitamin D deficiency in this country is being called a silent epidemic.

Why is this so alarming? Well known for its role in keeping bones strong, vitamin D is now being hailed for so much more. There’s an abundance of new research suggesting vitamin D is a super nutrient, offering an array of health benefits.

New and emerging research reveals that vitamin D, nicknamed the “sunshine vitamin,” may help support a healthy heart, normal blood pressure, healthy aging and help regulate the immune system.

Even though vitamin D is basking in the limelight, Americans of all ages are still coming up short. Our bodies can make vitamin D from the sun, but you can’t always count on it to supply what you need — especially in the winter or if you wear sunscreen.

Milk is one of the few food sources of vitamin D – in fact, it’s the leading source of vitamin D in the diet. It’s practically liquid sunshine!

Learn more about the reasons vitamin D is so vital. See if you are D-prived of this essential nutrient and find out how easy it is to up your intake. Drinking more liquid sunshine is a good place to start.

Milk is one of the few food sources of vitamin D. In fact, it’s the leading source of vitamin D in the American diet. The recommended three 8-ounce glasses of lowfat or fat free milk provide 75 percent of the daily value for vitamin D. Milk also provides eight other essential nutrients, including calcium, potassium and vitamin A, which many Americans also lack.

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