What Is Vitamin D and Why It Is Important?
This essential vitamin is important for good overall health. It is essential for strong bones because it helps the body to use calcium from the diet, making muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and can help to prevent a number of diseases. It helps to prevent a bone condition called rickets in children, makes our body works well to fight against illness and heal well.
How much vitamin D is needed per day?
- Children and teens = 400 –800 IU/day.
- Adults take = 1000–4000 IU/day (more if they get little or no sun exposure).
How to get more vitamin D?
The two main ways to get this essential vitamin are:
- By exposing your bare skin to sunlight.
- And by taking vitamin D supplements.
What Signs and symptoms indicates vitamin D deficiency?
- Weak bones
- Getting ill easily
- Digestive complaints
- Pain In Bones
- Fatigue
- Tiredness
- Decreased Wound Healing
- Muscle Ache
- Hair Loss
- Easy Bone fractures
- Depression
Is it safe to take too much vitamin D?
Excessive intake of vitamin-D can cause:
- abnormally high blood calcium level
- nausea
- constipation
- confusion
- abnormal heart rhythm
- kidney stones
- Muscle weakness.
- Bone pain.
- Weight loss or poor appetite.
- Extreme thirst.
- Frequent urination.
Am I at risk of vitamin d deficiency?
If you are having following symptoms, it makes you more prone towards vitamin-d deficiency:
- Dark Skin People
- Kidney Disorders
- Digestive complaints
- Less Exposure to Sunlight
How to test vitamin D deficiency?
The correct way to measure vitamin-D deficiency is 25-hydroxy vitamin-D blood test.
What test results indicate?
A level of 20 nanograms/milliliter to 50 ng/mL is considered adequate for healthy people whereas level less than 12 ng/mL indicates vitamin-D deficiency.
