Results: Mean (SD) vitamin D intake was 3.5 (4.0) lg day–1 (69.5% of the
DRI). Of the participants studied, 81.6% had vitamin D intakes below the
DRI and 68.7% had intakes below 67% of the DRI. Of the vitamin D,
91.4% came from food sources and 8.6% came from dietary supplements.
The main food sources of vitamin D were fish, eggs, dairy products, cereals,
oils and meat. In addition, those subjects who met the DRI for vitamin D
had a higher consumption of fish, vegetables and fruits and a lower consumption
of meats than those subjects who did not meet the DRI.
Conclusions: Vitamin D intake was inadequate in the sample of the adult
Spanish population. Therefore, an increase in the consumption of oily fish,
as well as fortified dairy products and cereals, might help to improve
vitamin D intake.