Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms
Vitamin D deficiency symptoms are numerous, here are the most common:
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Colon Cancer
Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Fatigue may occur as a result of Vitamin D deficiency
Thyroiditis
Arthralgia (Joint Pain)
Vitamin D deficiency may be an underlying cause of some cases of chronic lower Backache.
Many Fibromyalgia patients have abnormally low Vitamin D levels
Muscle Pain
Muscle Weakness
Muscular Atrophy
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Loss of (type II) Muscle Fibres
Depression
Vitamin D deficiency (especially during puberty) may cause Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Musculoskeletal Pain
Many people with Spinal Cord injury exhibit very low Vitamin D levels (indicating that people with Spinal Cord injury may benefit from supplemental Vitamin D).
Female Infertility
Women have an increased requirement for Vitamin D during Pregnancy. Vitamin D deficiency during Pregnancy may result in numerous health problems in offspring. Children born to mothers with inadequate Vitamin D status during pregnancy may have an increased risk of the following ailments:
- Autism
- Low birth weight
- Impaired teeth development
- Impaired bone development
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Manic Depression
- Cervical Cancer
- Colon Cancer.
Are You "Vitamin D" Deficient ?
A surprising number of people of all ages are lacking adequate vitamin D and could suffer vitamin D deficiency symptoms.
Anyone over 60 is at greater risk, in part because older bodies are less efficient at manufacturing vitamin D from sunlight.
Sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D, and that's why it’s called the "sunshine vitamin". It is manufactured by the body from the action of sunlight on bare skin. It requires the exposure of the face and arms to only about twenty minutes of direct sun or forty minutes of early morning or late afternoon sun.
Dark–skinned people require about twice as long to get a day’s supply of vitamin D. Most people don’t get enough of it because they are in the habit of avoiding exposure to sunlight at all costs. This is unnatural behaviour and they are suffering from it.
Are You at Risk?
The test that measures blood levels of 25 hydroxyl-vitamin D, the partially activated form of vitamin D, costs about $100 and may be covered by your health insurance. Talk to your doctor and consider making it part of your regular physical.
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