Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body needs to function properly. Intake via the diet is often inadequate compared to recommendations. An optimal nutritional status of vitamins provides health benefits. In the webinar examples with the role of optimal vitamin status for long-term health will be presented.

• The speakers are:
  Prof. em. Dr. Manfred Eggersdorfer - Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
• Prof. Dr. Florian Schweigert - Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Germany
• Prof. Dr. Stephan Bakker - Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

You can register and join online through https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients-13

Some interesting new work was published on the relationship between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 severity.

Dear members of the round table and interested parties, as the year is nearing its end, we felt it was time for some reflection and plan-making, which we would like to share with you!

This year the CMSM was again present at the after-ESPEN symposium. These sessions are organised by NESPEN, the Dutch branch of ESPEN, and discuss key talks and main takeaways of the ESPEN congress. 

Last week, a very interesting review paper came out that looks at the "main form and functions, special needs and risk factors, optimal treatment strategies, pharmacological dosing, and clinical implications". The researchers looked at several previous studies that investigated micronutrients, including vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, folate,C, D, and E, and copper, iron, selenium, zinc, and carnitine.

Just like last year, you will be able to find us at the After-ESPEN symposium. We look forward to sharpening our knowledge with the main take-aways from the ESPEN congress, and hope to be making some new connections while there.