Vitamin- D Deficiency Causes and Symptoms
Vitamin D deficiency is common among people, it’s estimated about 1 billion people worldwide have this deficiency.
Vitamin D deficiency causes
- If Your exposure to sunlight is limited
- If You have a dark skin- the pigment melanin reduces the skin’ s ability to make vitamin D in response to Sunlight.
- If you don’t consume the recommended amounts of vitamin .
- If you are obese - vitamin D is extracted from the blood. Fat cells will alter its release into the circulation.
- Being elderly.
- Over usage of sunscreen while going out.
Symptoms and signs
- Getting sick or infected often
- Always feel fatigue and tiredness
- Bone pain and Back pain
- Depression
- Slow wound healing
- Low bone mineral density ( lost of Calcium and other minerals)
- Hair loss
- Muscle pain often difficult to pinpoint.
Health risks of vitamin D deficiency
- Increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
- Cognitive impairment in older adults
- Asthma in children
- Cancer
Test for vitamin D deficiency
The most accurate way to measure the vitamin D amount in you body is 25- hydroxy vitamin D blood test. A level of 20 nanograms/ milliliter to 50ng/ mL is adequate for healthy people.
Treatment for Vitamin D deficiency
- Spend time in the sunlight- Especially morning sunlight.
- Avoid usage of sunscreen .
- Include vitamin D foods in your diet - like fatty fish or fortified dairy products.
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