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The recommended form of vitamin D is vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol. This is the natural form of vitamin D that your body makes from sunlight.
Vitamin D is an essential vitamin what is is important for a number of reasons, Vitamin D helps to:
- build and maintain healthy bones and teeth.
- Support immune system, brain, and nervous system.
- improve the body's sensitivity to insulin.
- maintain lung function and cardiovascular health.
- mprove mood and
- Influence the expression of genes involved in cancer development.
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Low level of vitamin D linked to
signs of depression and weight gaining.
Our bodies synthesize vitamin D when sunlight reaches the skin.
Who may be deficient in vitamin D
People who live in northern latitudes or areas of high pollution,
work at night and stay home during the day, or are homebound should aim
to consume extra vitamin D from food sources whenever possible.
There also is a large group of people who are likely to be deficient in
vitamin D. It includes people with eating disorders; people who have had
gastric bypass surgeries; those with malabsorption syndromes; pregnant and lactating women; people who have dark skin;
and those who wear total skin covering .
In addition, people with or at risk for low bone density (perimenopausal
and postmenopausal women, people diagnosed with other skeletal
disorders, or who take certain medications), should discuss whether they
need supplements and to have blood levels of vitamin D monitored. (
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