A THIRD of Brits suffer with deficiency made worse by autumn weather - how to avoid it

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A new study has found that a third of Brits are deficient in an essential vitamin - only made worse by the darkening days and nights that autumn brings.

Vitamin D is the subject of a new research review titled Vitamin D: The challenge of bridging the gap and the rationale for supplementation, published in The Food and Nutrition Journal.

The research covers mounting evidence pointing to the importance of the sunshine nutrient for our health and wellbeing. The Health and Food Supplements Information Service authors also found worrying gaps in the UK’s vitamin D levels, pointing to research showing that among 210,502 patients who had a vitamin D test, one third were deficient.

Such a deficiency can have huge impacts on health and wellbeing - but there are ways to top up on vitamin D. READ MORE: Machine guns, cash and a table full of watches: The massive haul of the biggest firearms trafficking gang in the UK READ MORE: 'We know a lot of people around here, but I don’t trust a single one' Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body, says the NHS.