Vitamin D is very essential for our body and is normally produced when our body gets sun exposure but people with low vitamin levels can take it as a supplement.
Vitamin D is an important nutrient and 20 nanograms/milliliter to 50 ng/mL is considered adequate for healthy people and these levels have various beneficiary effects in our bodies. On the other hand, level less than 12 ng/mL indicates vitamin D deficiency, causing severe harm to the body over a period of time.
What are the benefits of Vitamin D?
- Vitamin D helps in making the bones and teeth strong and healthy. They help in strong teeth development and helps in preventing caries.
- They regulate the level of calcium and phosphorus in the blood and absorb them to prevent their excretion from the body.
- It also helps in strengthening the immune system and according to some studies Vitamin D has good effect against influenza viruses.
- Vitamin D can be also helpful in Diabetes by regulating the amount of insulin in the body. Thus diabetic patients should have a good intake of vitamin D either in the form of supplements or by a minimum of 30 minutes of sunlight exposure.
- In pregnancy, vitamin D intake prevents preterm birth of the child.
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency can be seen in-
- Infants on breast-feeding : The infants who are on breastfeeding or who have limited intake of vitamin D because of lack of solid food inputs can suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Thus it is very important that they get the supplement form of this nutrient.
- Absorbing sunlight naturally : Sunlight exposure helps in production of vitamin D in the body. Fair skinned people can easily absorb sun rays and their body can produce vitamin D on exposure but people with darker skin should take vitamin D supplements as they have less tendency of absorbing the sun rays.
- Persons Living and working conditions: People who live in northern latitudes or work during the night or have work from home kind of jobs have less exposure to the sunlight. They thus need more of vitamin D which can be taken by supplements.
What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency ?
- Vitamin D deficiency can cause weakness and fatigue.
- As Vitamin D has its effects on bones and teeth, it’s deficiency can lead to weak bones, which are prone to fracture or weak teeth with high risk of caries and teeth fractures.
- It also leads to slow wound healing and regular common infection due to poor immunity.
- Hair fall can also be noticed in patients with Vitamin D deficiency.
- If the deficiency in the body still persists, it can further lead to serious complications like autoimmune diseases or cardiovascular problems in long term.
- Vitamin D deficiency can lead to problems during pregnancy.
It’s never too late to start focusing on taking an enriched balanced diet with good amount of essential micronutrients and save yourself from many complications and health related problems.
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