Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D is one of the vitamins that the body needs because of its great role in protecting it from diseases. It is the only vitamin that the body produces when exposed to sunlight, so this vitamin is called sunlight.
the reasons
- Some people in their food rely on plant sources, which reduces their vitamin D intake, because this vitamin is more readily available in animal sources.
- The lack of hours of exposure to sunlight, because the sun is the most important source of access to this vitamin, and when the person does not sit for hours enough will reduce the amount of vitamin in his body.
- Aging, which reduces the constituent of vitamin D.
- Poor absorption of vitamin D in the small intestine.
- Increase body weight which works on the accumulation of vitamin D in fat.
- Liver and kidney disease.
Symptoms
- Dryness in the skin because the proportion of antioxidants that contain it decreased due to vitamin D deficiency.
- Disorders of thyroid function.
- Nervous cramps are caused by vitamin D which gives rest to the muscles, and to the body.
- Paralysis of the inability of bones to absorb calcium.
The importance of vitamin D to the body
- It gives the body the ability to absorb calcium and phosphate from the small intestine, and also helps the vitamin to maintain the proportion of calcium and phosphate in the blood.
- Helps mature bone cells.
- Helps to stimulate the immune system.
- Has the ability to resist cancer cells.
Methods of Treatment
- Exposure to the sun: Adequate exposure to sunlight is one of the most effective ways to raise the level of vitamin D in the body, where it is recommended exposure to hands and feet, and face exposed, and without the use of condoms, and depends on the amount that can be absorbed by the body of the sun to the skin type, Darker skin needs longer sun exposure than white people. The best time for sun exposure is between 11am and 3pm, and if excess vitamin D is stored in the form of soluble vitamin fat.
- Foods that can provide the body with vitamin D are low, including cheese, eggs, and fatty fish, so eating these foods frequently will help the person compensate for vitamin D deficiency in his body.
- The use of supplements or supplements: The patient can compensate for the lack of vitamin D by taking supplements that can be taken in the form of injection, or pills, or liquid, but the patient should be careful to take the dose appropriate to his age, and with the amount of vitamin deficiency Has.