Vitamin D

common name:

Vitamin D

other names:

Cholecalciferol (D3, preferable), ergocalciferol (D2, less effective and usually synthetic)

natural supplements:

Sun exposure, fish-liver oils, egg-yolk.

description:

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps maintain blood levels of calcium, by increasing absorption from food and reducing urinary calcium loss. Both functions help keep calcium in the body and therefore spare the calcium that is stored in bones.
It helps to prevent cells from becoming malignant, so it can modulate the immune system.

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Vitamin D is good for:

When taken with calcium can reduce bone fractures.
Recent studies show higher doses can help prevent breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancers.
Help body absorb calcium.
Higher levels of D in people less likely to have autoimmune diseases (Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis ) by modulating and mobilizing the immune system.

dosage:

Men & Women:-
Age 31-50: 200 IU/day
51-70: 400 IU/day

deficiency symptoms:

Deformed and porous bones, muscular weakness, teeth and gum problems, cramps, convulsions, eye problems. Also symptoms of calcium deficiency.

warnings:

High dosage over prolonged periods can be toxic, especially D2.
D supplements should be taken during winter months with little sunshine.
Older adults, women and blacks are at risk of deficiencies.

(Older adults slow down the synthesizing of D from sunlight, dosage should increase after age 70.)

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