Matís, in collaboration with Lýsir hf., Contributes to assisting the company's employees in maintaining good bone health.
Every morning, Matís employees are given the opportunity to get Omega-3 + D-vitamins from Lýs hf. thus securing 10 micrograms of vitamin D in one tablet. It is not known that companies in Iceland have assisted their employees in this way.
As has probably not gone unnoticed, many Icelanders struggle with vitamin D deficiency at some stage, at least during the winter months when sunlight is limited. As most people know, vitamin D is essential for the body to absorb calcium from its diet. Without adequate amounts of vitamin D and calcium, our bone health will not be as good as it could be. Every exercise, where we carry our own body weight, helps to maintain bone health, but we also need the above ingredients to maximize bone health and prevent osteoporosis and osteoporosis.
Vitamin D is not found in many foods that Icelanders regularly consume. Vitamin D is mainly found in fatty fish, multivitamin tablets and other supplements and then in fish oil. When a fish is consumed that contains vitamin D, that amount of vitamin D is often only enough for the day the fish is consumed. It is therefore necessary to examine how to obtain a reasonable amount of vitamin D every day and then possibly by other means than just by consuming fish.
As things stand today, 10 micrograms is the recommended amount to consume each day, but the recommendations will probably change in the coming months and the recommended daily dose will probably increase.
If and when the government announces a general vitamin D supplementation in food, Matís will review whether there is a need to offer this product to its employees. Until then, the company contributes and ensures that Matís employees receive at least part of the amount of vitamin D every day that is necessary for good bone health.
For further information Steinar B. Aðalbjörnsson, Marketing Manager at Matís, tel. 858-5111.