Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally available in few foods. It is also produced when sunlight strikes the skin and trigger vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D obtained also from supplements.Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the small intestines. It is very important for bone growth and bone remodeling. Without a sufficient amount of vitamin D, bones can become thin and weak. Vitamin D prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis.
If you live in North America, or you don’t get outside for at least a 15-minute daily walk in the sun, chances are high that you don’t get enough amount of vitamin D. People with dark skin may have lower levels of vitamin D as well.
Several studies have conducted over the past decade that vitamin D could play a very important role as disease-fighter. Having vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of several chronic diseases, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, some cancers, and multiple sclerosis, as well as infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and even the seasonal flu.
The Institute of Medicine, in a report released in 2010 recommends increasing the daily vitamin D intake for children and adults in the U.S. and Canada, to 600 IU per day. The report also recognized the safety of vitamin D by increasing the upper limit from 2,000 to 4,000 IU per day, and acknowledged that even at 4,000 IU per day, there was no evidence of harm.
- Vitamin D and Bones:
Vitamin D plays a crucial role in building bone. This vitamin assists the body to absorb calcium and prevent osteoporosis. Food and sun exposure should be sufficient to get our needs of this vitamin. However, some experts advise getting 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily from supplements.
- Vitamin D and Heart Disease:
Some new studies have linked between vitamin D deficiency and heart diseases. Researchers found that men who were deficient in vitamin D were twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to men who had adequate levels of vitamin D. Other studies have found that low vitamin D levels were associated with higher risk of heart failure, sudden cardiac death, stroke, overall cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular death.
- Vitamin D and Cancer:
Researchers have noticed a relationship between colon cancer and geographic location. People who lived at higher latitudes had higher rates of death from colon cancer than people who live closer to the equator. Researchers say that the sun’s UVB rays are weaker at higher latitudes, and in turn, people’s vitamin D levels in these high latitude locales tend to be lower. This led to the hypothesis that low vitamin D levels might somehow increase colon cancer risk.
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