Vitamin D

A friend of mine has advanced osteoporosis and, being a geeky type of health nut, I offered to do some online research to help her find out about alternative therapies. She's a vegan, so I began by looking at dietary influences. Vitamin D, the Sunshine Vitamin, is necessary for bone health. It activates calcium within your body - calcium builds bone, a process which goes on throughout our lives (though not in my friend, unfortunately). Did you know your bones are only eight years old??! There goes your excuse to get out of the gardening ... The link between Vitamin D and bone health has been known for decades. Lack of the vitamin causes rickets in ...  Read the complete review

Vitamin D is a fat soluble Vitamin. This means that it can be stored in the body, whereas non fat soluble vitamins are released from the body in the urine It is used in the absorbtion of Calcium, which is why a shortage of Vitamin D has been linked to bone fractures by some people. Vitamin D is manufactured through exposure to sunlight (The Sterols in your skin react to the ultraviolet radiation), so you shouldn't really need to take supplements, but if you don't get out into the sun a lot it may be wise. The RDA of Vitamin D for a growing child is about 10 micrograms. An adult needs less, and usually 5 micrograms is enough. ...  Read the complete review

As what I know, Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is used in the absorption of calcium. Usually, I eat cheese, butter, margarine, cream, fortified milk, fish, oysters, and fortified cereals regularly because I believe that the best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet which contains a variety of foods from the "food guide pyramid". Alternatively, if you are free, take a sunbath for 10 to 15 minutes of sunshine 3 times weekly is adequate to produce the body's requirement of vitamin D because the body manufactures the vitamin after being exposed to sunshine. Remember folks, too much Vitamin D will lead to ...  Read the complete review

Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, which means it is found in foods such a margarine, oily fish such as mackerel and herring(also a source of Omega3 fatty acids),milk and eggs.The main source of Vitamin D for humans though is sunlight as it is absorbed in an action of the sun on your skin. Vitamin D is lost and damaged when food products are stored in light conditions or are cooked at a high temperature for a long period. It is important to include Vitamin D in our daily diet as it controls the absorbtion of calcium into our bodies and aids the absorbtion or phosphurus, both of which are necessary to build strong bones and teeeth. Deficeincy of these ...  Read the complete review