Weggemans, R.M.Kromhout, Daanvan Weel, Chris2015-12-132015-12-130028-2162http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80463The benefit of vitamin D has been heavily debated over the past few years. There are claims that vitamin D not only fulfils a protective function for bone health, but for diseases such as cancer, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease as well. The question is: to what extent have such claims been scientifically proven? And should people at risk of a deficiency use vitamin D supplements to be on the safe side, or not? The Health Council of the Netherlands evaluated the dietary reference values for vitamin D and the accompanying recommendations on supplementation.Keywords: bone density conservation agent; vitamin D; article; diet; diet supplementation; health care policy; human; Netherlands; reference value; standard; vitamin D deficiency; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Humans; Netherlands; Nut20122016-02-24