According to the results obtained in the representative
sample of adults aged 18–60 years, vitamin D intake was
inadequate because 81.6% of the participants did not
meet the DRI for vitamin D of 5 lg day–1 (18–59 years)
and 10 lg day–1 ( 60 years) (Ortega et al., 2010b) and
68.7% had an intake below 67% of the DRI, which is
similar to the results reported in other European countries,
except Norway and Sweden, where the consumption
of fish and fortified food is high (Ovesen et al., 2003).
Taking into account the recently dietary reference intakes
by IOM for adults aged 18–60 years (Institute of Medicine
of the National Academies, 2010), the situation
would be much less favourable because the intake would
be 98.1% lower than the DRI and 93.5% lower than 67%
of the DRI.