Dr Hilary Jones has called for viewers to take vitamin D after a new review into the supplement was ordered by the government in the fight against coronavirus.
His suggestion comes after a study carried out by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge found that there have been more covid-19 fatalities in European countries with lower vitamin D levels.
Speaking about the study on Good Morning Britain today, Dr Hilary told hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard about how immune systems could be given a boost with sunlight.
He said: "Well, we recommend vitamin D in the winter months for everybody in the UK because we make most of our vitamin D through the action of sunlight on our skin." Dr Hilary explained that people often cover their skin in the