Vitamin D
Vitamin D is an important multivitamin containing colicciferol and cycostroids. Vitamin D has an effective role in helping to maintain bone health and resilience, and to preserve the health of tissues, heart, and arteries. However, many people suffer from vitamin D deficiencies, especially in men. The number of patients with vitamin D deficiency is 48%, men should receive 600 IU of vitamin D per day (1000 IU).
Importance of vitamin D for men
- Maintain the balance of minerals in the body such as calcium and phosphorus, increase the ability of the small intestine to absorb phosphate, increase its percentage in the blood, and regulate the process of cell growth.
- Prevention of many cancerous tumors, minimizing the activity of cancer cells.
- Increase calcium intake in bones, help absorb calcium faster.
- Energize and strengthen the immune system.
- Increase the maturation of the bone cells and strengthen them.
Causes of vitamin D deficiency
- Insufficient exposure to sunlight.
- Aging As aging progresses, the underlying material that helps in the formation of vitamin D and its absorption in the skin decreases.
- The presence of certain diseases in the small intestine, thus bad absorption of vitamin D.
- Obesity, and the accumulation of fat in the body, which is an obstacle to the distribution of vitamin D in the body.
- The presence of some diseases in the kidney or liver, such as hepatitis.
- Some medications are used as epilepsy drugs and depression.
- The presence of some genetic factors in increasing the secretion of phosphate in the body.
Symptoms Of Vitamin D Deficiency
- Having severe muscle or joint pain.
- Exhaustion and exhaustion.
- There is a curvature in the feet, and the fracture is fast.
- Infection with many autoimmune diseases such as influenza, cough, and many infections.
- An increase in the width of the forearm bones.
- The appearance of the chest bones is particularly clear from the sides.
- The head was exposed to the front of the forehead and to the bones of the head.
- The inability to walk a little.
We recommend that periodic tests be conducted to detect vitamin D deficiency in the body to avoid many side effects such as joint fractures, osteoporosis, severe muscle weakness, especially in older men, and the risk of many cancers such as colorectal cancer, Diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, some heart disease and rheumatism, increased exposure to depression, some psychological problems and schizophrenia, and increased friction of joints with each other.
It is also important to be exposed to the sun daily enough to leave the hands and feet exposed to absorb the skin to the sun, and eat fish such as sardines, tuna and dairy products, and take supplements of vitamin D after consultation with the doctor.