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In addition to its primary benefits, research suggests that vitamin D may also play a role in:
Research has shown that vitamin D might play an important role in regulating mood and warding off depression. In scientists found that people with depression who received vitamin D supplements noticed an improvement in their symptoms.
Consider adding vitamin D supplements to your diet if you’re trying to lose weight or prevent heart disease. You can find a great selection of vitamin D supplements on amazon.
Many factors can affect your ability to get sufficient amounts of vitamin D through the sun alone. These factors include:
These factors contribute to vitamin D deficiency in an increasing number of people. That’s why it’s important to get some of your vitamin D from sources besides sunlight.
The symptoms of a vitamin D deficiency in adults include:
Doctors can diagnose a vitamin D deficiency by performing a simple blood test. If you have a deficiency, your doctor may order X-rays to check the strength of your bones.
If you’re diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency, your doctor will likely recommend you take daily vitamin D supplements. If you have a severe deficiency, they may instead recommend high-dose vitamin D tablets or liquids. You should also make sure to get vitamin D through sunlight and the foods you eat.
Groups with darker skin are also much more likely to be deficient in vitamin D. Even before the pandemic, Public Health England (PHE) advised people with dark skin to take a vitamin D supplement all year round.
“Vitamin D is made in the skin from sunlight, and the higher level of pigment present in the skin of BAME populations and the subsequent tendency to vitamin D deficiency have been hypothesised as the reason for this effect,” Baiarda reveals.
However there are likely other factors behind this health inequality.
PHE recommends that people in the UK take 10 mcg vitamin D every day in autumn and winter (from October to April). That’s because 90% of our body’s vitamin D is made in our skin from the sunshine falling on it. During the gloomy colder months, we don’t get enough strong sun for our bodies to make the vitamin.
For more information log on to vitamin D
Source: Patients.info
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