The Facts About Vitamin D’s Health Advantages
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Depression and vitamins
Experts are unsure if a shortage of it causes depression or the other way around. However, research indicates a relationship between the two. There is continuing research to explore if increasing your vitamin D levels might help with symptoms and improve your mood.
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Fight the flu
Scientists are still figuring out how well vitamin D can treat or even prevent the infection. According to one study, administering vitamin D drops in the winter helped reduce the number of flu cases among Japanese kids.It is an essential component of a strong immune system.If you don’t have enough, your body won’t be able to fight infections effectively.
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Multiplex Sclerosis (MS)
According to research, vitamin D may reduce your chances of developing MS. It’s a condition in which your immune system targets your central nervous system. If you already have it, several studies show that vitamin D helps alleviate symptoms or perhaps slow the progression of the condition.
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Heart Assist
There is no conclusive evidence that vitamin D supplements reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. However, there is some hope that it will prevent cardiac failure. It is being investigated by researchers.
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Cancer Connection
Vitamin D may reduce your risk of developing malignancies such as colon, breast, and prostate. When combined with calcium, the rates improve even more. In one clinical experiment, taking vitamin D supplements reduced African Americans’ risk by 23%.
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Bone Builder
Vitamin D levels that are high enough can help to halt bone loss. It also helps to prevent osteoporosis and reduces the likelihood of broken bones. Vitamin D is used by doctors to treat osteomalacia. This is a disorder characterised by soft bones, bone loss, and bone pain.
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A Connection to Weight Loss
Do you want to lose weight? Consider taking vitamin D pills. When combined with calcium, it can help you feel less hungry.This indicates you’re consuming less calories.
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A lack of vitamin D
Four out of every ten people do not get enough vitamin D. If yours is low, you may not be eating enough foods that contain it. Or you may have a medical condition that prevents you from absorbing it. Or perhaps you simply require more sunlight.
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You are what you eat.
A spoonful of cod liver oil contains 1,360 IU of vitamin D. If it doesn’t appeal to you, try swordfish, salmon, tuna, or sardines. Orange juice and dairy products such as yoghurt and milk are also healthy options. Beef liver, egg yolks, and fortified cereals are also good sources of iron.
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Soak in the Sun
Protecting your skin from the sun’s rays is critical.However, your body requires sunlight to produce vitamin D. Try getting 15-20 minutes of sun each day, three times a week.
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An Overabundance of a Good Thing
Problems A lack of vitamin D from diet or sunlight might lead to a deficit. The following factors raise your risk:
- 50 years of age or older.
- Dark complexion
- A house in the north
- Obesity, obesity, and gastric bypass surgery
- Lactose intolerance or allergy to milk
- Crohn’s disease and celiac disease are examples of diseases that limit nutritional absorption in the gut.
- Having been institutionalised
- Using certain medications, such as seizure medications,
- While sunscreen can interfere with receiving enough vitamin D, not wearing it can greatly raise your risk of skin cancer. So, instead of prolonged, unprotected sun exposure, look for other sources of vitamin D.
