{"product_id":"vitamin-d3-4000iu-100g","title":"Vitamin D3 4000iu (100µg)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLamberts Vitamin D 4000iu provides 100µg of this important nutrient in the preferred D3 form and at a strength that is increasingly being recommended to correct deficiencies. These easy to swallow capsules are made in the UK to pharmaceutical GMP standards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the UK, the only significant food source of vitamin D is oily fish. Most of our vitamin D comes from the sun. But there is a problem: many people in the UK never get what they need from sunlight alone because sunlight's ability to help us produce vitamin D is hampered by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Season (it only works in the summer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatitude (the UK is pretty far north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime of day (needs to be between 11am and 3pm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloud cover (complete cloud cover reduces vitamin D synthesis by 50%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmog\/pollution (most of us live in cities)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkin melanin content (the darker skinned you are, the less vitamin D you'll get from the sun)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunscreen (SPF of 8 and above).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven in summer, when vitamin D is most available, it is estimated that 45% of the English population have vitamin D levels of less than 40nmol\/L (deficient) and that 75% fail to reach the 'optimal' level of 75nmol\/L.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe natural Vitamin D3 in this product is the same form produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to take, small capsules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure grade vitamin D3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse of Lamberts\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e 4000iu Vitamin D3 requires specialist knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lamberts","offers":[{"title":"120 Capsule","offer_id":53451624612186,"sku":"8142-120","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/5527\/2538\/files\/8142_718080a7-bde5-403b-a97a-b0951d28410b.jpg?v=1772662375","url":"https:\/\/lambertshealthcare.co.uk\/products\/vitamin-d3-4000iu-100g","provider":"Lamberts Healthcare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}