These Discovery are in line with the results of previous studies [5]; however, the proportion of persons meeting recommended intake levels would be even smaller if the recently published position statement by learned societies in
Australia, which recommends vitamin D intake of 15 mg/d for
persons up to age 70 y, and 20 mg/d for those age 70 y and older
when sun exposure is minimal [25], were adopted as national
guidelines. With as much as 18% of our study population stating