Consume The Best Source Of Vitamin-D To Prevent Skeletal Disorders Vitamin-D is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means, it has an abundance of food sources, including, meats and milk. This is a steroid vitamin, which helps in increasing the body metabolism and is most efficient in the proper absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Natural sunlight is the best source of vitamin-D, which means, that by exposing your skin to the sunrays, for a maximum time of 15-20 minutes, your body produces sufficient amounts of this vitamin to carry out the essential tasks. However, the people who have darker tone skin colour should cover themselves because of the high Melanin levels, which may cause skin disorders when over exposed to sun light. On the other hand, Cod Liver Oil is yet another natural source of vitamin-D, especially vitamin-D3 (choleocalciferol), its most active form. Women are recommended with vitamin-D at time of pregnancy for proper bone growth and development of the foetus and at the time of menopause where the risk of osteoporosis is at its peak. The common vitamin-D deficiency symptoms • Rickets, Osteomalacia or Osteoporosis • Frequent bone fractures • Weakened muscles • Impaired immunity system • Higher risk of cancers • Softening of bones • Low bone mineral density • Problems in walking • Arthritis
Health Benefits of Vitamin-D 1. Essential in the treatment and prevention of Rickets This vitamin is essential to control the absorption of phosphorus and calcium in the body and maintain its levels. When low in these minerals, the body generates the same from the bones and thus make them low in mineral density, which comes out to be the main cause of osteoporosis and rickets. The softening and weakening of the bones because of this problem may also lead to problem of rickets which is mostly seen in children and therefore, many milk flavours contain this vitamin for maintain their bone strength. 2. Prevents Osteomalacia This is a disease found in the entire skeleton and the word Osteomalacia means ‘soft bones’. Calcium, phosphorus and collagens named osteoclast and osteoblasts are the four main bone components that help keep them strong. Osteoclasts are the cells that remove the bones and the osteoblasts are essential for the manufacturing of new bones. On the other hand, the strength of the bone depends upon the covering of these, also known as the collagen matrix. Oteomalacia is a disease that occurs when this collagen matrix is not formed and thus, leaving the bone low in protection. These types of bones crack easily and thus, fractures are witnessed more frequently. As vitamin-D helps in the consumption of calcium and phosphorus, the supplementation stands important. 3. Prevents from the risk of cancers The utilization of vitamin-D supplements are effective in preventing and treating cancers, which include: • Lymphoma cancer • Prostate cancer
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4. Reduce the risk of fractures Getting a diet rich in this very vitamin helps in inhibiting the chances of fractures This is because the calcium levels controlled by vitamin-D helps locking in the bone strength and keep them strong and maintains their structure. The possible side effects of vitamin-D The body produces this vitamin naturally, with the help of sunlight, however, it is obvious that an extended period in sunlight leads to skin problems and even skin cancer with effect of excess UV radiation exposure. Like this, there are many other side effects of this vitamin may have. Some of them are given bellow: • May cause problems of headache • Nausea and vomiting can be witnessed with the supplement overdose • This may also lead to diarrhoea • Constipation can generally be suffered from