Signs Of Vitamin D Deficiency !!
Are you getting a sufficient amount of vitamin D but it is not enough for your body to perform well? Vitamin D helps in strengthening the bones and may aid in saving you from different types of cancers. Depression, pain, muscular weakness and fatigue are famous indications of the low level of vitamin D in your blood. To improve vitamin D in your body you can add particular supplements, foods, and cautiously planned sunlight.
Vitamin D Deficiency:
It signifies that you do not have a sufficient amount of vitamin D in your body which is naturally produced by your skin by sitting in the sunlight. People with fair skin and young convert sunlight into vitamin D better than people who are above 50 and those who have darker skin.
Significance of vitamin D:
Vitamin D is one of the several vitamins required by our body to stay healthy. Here are some important functions that are performed by vitamin D;
1. Vitamin D keeps our bones strong and its deficiency leads to Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
2. Vitamin D aids in absorbing calcium from food. When combined with calcium, vitamin C makes your bones healthy and strong. Deficiency of vitamin C can cause osteoporosis which causes deprivation in bone density leading to fractures.
3. Parathyroid glands in our body work together to balance the amount of calcium in our blood. If your body contains a sufficient amount of vitamin D and calcium absorption is good, parathyroid glands will work efficiently with the gut, kidneys, and skeleton. Otherwise, they will absorb calcium from our skeleton to balance the amount of calcium in our blood. Vitamin D deficiency is a normal thing nowadays and a recent survey has shown that almost 1 billion people throughout the world have a low depleted amount of vitamin D in their blood.
Risk Factors:
I have listed here some casual risk factors that can be considered an indication of vitamin D deficiency in you.
1. Your skin has started grown darker
2. You look older than your age
3. You are gaining weight
4. You don’t eat dairy or seafood
5. You stay indoors
6. You don’t sit in the sunlight
7. You always apply sunscreen while going out
In today’s video, we are going to share 6 signs of vitamin D deficiency;
1) Feeling sick or infected frequently
Vitamin D keeps your immune system strong so that you can fight off all the harmful bacteria and viruses that cause sickness. Vitamin D functions with the cells that fight infections. If you become sick more frequently and develop flu and cold, low vitamin D might be the reason.
2) Tiredness and fatigue
Tiredness and fatigue are the super-strong indicators of vitamin D deficiency. We often neglect it as a normal cause. Studies have proven that very vitamin D deficiency can cause extremely negative effects on your life. Improving your diet and taking health supplements can help you in overcoming your tiredness and excessive fatigue.
3) Back pain and bone pain
Vitamin D deficiency manages our bone health in several ways. Like, it improves the calcium absorption by our body. Research has shown a strong link between severe lower back pain or bone pain with the inadequacy of vitamin D.
4) You stay depressed
A depressive mood also indicates a deficiency of vitamin D. In several studies and medical reviews, researches have mentioned vitamin D deficiency as a strong cause of depression and low blood levels. Taking vitamin D supplements can help in improving the mood.
5) Hair loss
Excessive hair loss is associated with a nutrient deficiency or a disease. Severe hair loss is linked to soft bones which are usually caused by low vitamin D levels. It could be a sign of vitamin D deficiency.
6) Muscular pain
Muscular pain is often associated with low levels of vitamin D in kids and adults. Our nerve cells that feel pain and vitamin D are linked to proper functioning. Taking the proper amount of vitamin D either through food or supplements causes a reduction in the pain score.
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