Vitamin D Benefits
Vitamin D assists calcium for bone growth, maintenance and remodeling and also plays an important role in the maintenance of organ systems that maintain immune system health.
If Vitamin D levels get too low, or if you have a Vitamin D deficiency, it can result in impaired bone mineralization.
Vitamin D Sunlight Exposure
Vitamin D levels increase when the skin reacts with sunlight.In order to get adequate amounts of vitamin D sunlight exposure need not be more than ten to fifteen minutes.
For extra amounts of vitamin sunlight exposure can be longer, but eventually equilibrium is achieved.
It's hard to get too much vitamin D benefits because they are diminished as the vitamin D begins to degrade as fast as it is generated.
Vitamin D Sources From Food
Good vitamin D sources from food include; fish, beef, and eggs.Other vitamin D sources from food include those that are "fortified" such as milk, yogurt, margarine, oil spreads, breakfast cereals, pastries, and bread.
For the lactose intolerant, or those lacking proper vitamin D nutrition, vitamin D supplementation is often recommended.
Vitamin D 50000 iu supplementation is not uncommon, but the average persons vitamin D levels should be around 50 ng/ml year round.
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency causes range from inadequate intake, inadequate sunlight, metabolic disorders, liver or kidney disorders, or rare hereditary disorders.Severe Vitmain D deficiency can lead to bone softening diseases such as rickets in children, osteomalacia in adults which contributes to osteoporosis.
The only way to diagnose Vitamin D deficiency is by what is called a 25-hydroxyvitamin D test.
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- danecramer danecramer Apr 21, 2009 @ 11:43 am
- Thank you, I'm kinda new at this but I try my best to give good information without sounding too much like a textbook.
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Apr 21, 2009 @ 11:37 am
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