First they tell us to stay out of the sun due to skin cancer.
Then they tell us milk is good for you for its vitamin D.
Then they tell you to get some sun, for its vitamin D.

So, what's in this year? Vitamin D from milk, or from the sun?

Argiod, I don't know who you're listening to. Being out in the sun is great for you, as long as you use sunscreen. It's the science that's telling us this, not "big government" (if that's what you meant by "they"). And while the health benefits from drinking milk are debatable, fortified milk can be a good source of vitamin D, since using sunscreen actually reduces vitamin D production in the skin.