Top UK scientist urges people to take vitamin D supplements

Geneticist Steve Jones, formerly a sceptic, says case for doing so is overwhelming

One of Britain's leading scientists has urged people to take vitamin D supplements, particularly children, who spend an hour less outside than they did 10 years ago.

The geneticist Steve Jones told the Hay literary festival in Wales the health case for taking them was now overwhelming. "I never thought I would be a person who would take vitamin supplements, I always thought it was absolute nonsense, it's homeopathy. I now take vitamin D every day," he said.