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is important for overall health and strong bones. It s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight infection. Your body can make its own from sunlight. You can also get from supplements and a very small amount comes from a few foods you eat. The that you get in your skin from sunlight, and the from supplements, has to be changed by your body a number of times before it can be used. Once it s ready, your body uses it to manage the amount of calcium in your blood, bones and gut and to help cells all over your body to communicate properly. Your body must have to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Too little results in soft bones in children (rickets) and fragile, misshapen bones in adults (osteomalacia). You also need for other important body functions. @chughtailab Lahore: 10 Jail Road, Main Gulberg Karachi: Al Khaleej Plaza, Shaheed-e-Millat Road

Types of D & D3: and D3 are almost the same. It is good to have which is build with sunlight. D3 is the mostly recommended type of 3. & Pregnant Women D2: Many supplements contain as 2 or calciferol. It's derived from irradiated fungus. This form of vitamin is consumed mostly through foods and products. Expecting mothers need to make sure they get the recommended amounts of during pregnancy for both their own well being and the healthy development of their baby. The most significant compounds for human development are D2 and D3.

How much do you need? Council Endocrine Society Food and Nutrition Board Infants 1,000 IU/day 400-1,000 IU/day 400 IU/day Children 1,000 IU/day per 25lbs of body weight 600-1,000 IU/day 600 IU/day Adults 5,000 IU/day 1,500-2,000 IU/day w 600 IU/day, 800 IU/day for seniors Symptoms and Health Risks of Deficiency Symptoms of bone pain and muscle weakness can mean you have a deficiency. However, for many people, the symptoms are subtle. Yet, even without symptoms, too little can pose health risks. Low blood levels of the vitamin have been associated with the following: Increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease Cognitive impairment in older adults Severe asthma in children Cancer Depression Osteoporosis Chronic pain Breast cancer Weight gain Heart diseases Prostate cancer Colon cancer deficiency has now been linked to many other maladies.

Causes of Deficiency deficiency can occur for a number of reasons: You don't consume the recommended levels of the vitamin over time. This is likely if you follow a strict vegan diet, because most of the natural sources are animal-based, including fish and fish oils, egg yolks, fortified milk, and beef liver. Your exposure to sunlight is limited because the body activates when your skin is exposed to sunlight. Your risk of deficiency is more if you are homebound, live in northern latitudes, wear long robes or head coverings for religious reasons, or have an occupation that prevents sun exposure. You have dark skin. The pigment melanin reduces the skin's ability to make in response to sunlight exposure. Some studies show that older adults with darker skin are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency. You are obese. is extracted from the blood by fat cells, altering its release into the circulation. People with a body mass index of 30 or greater often have low blood levels of. Benefits of is beneficial and helpful in treating these ailments: Neuromuscular disease High Blood Pressure Life cycle human cells Autoimmune Autism Flue Excessive Too much of any good thing is a bad thing. Too much can cause an abnormally high blood calcium level, which could result in nausea, constipation, confusion, abnormal heart rhythm, and even kidney stones. Normally it is impossible to have excessive but exceptional cases are always there. Overdose of supplement can be one of the reasons to have excessive. How to get in Summers & Winters? One should plan an outdoor activity to avoid vitamin deficiency. Any outdoor activity for 20 minutes is good for health. In winters expose yourself even more to sun rays for better vitamin D.

Sunscreen Consumption Skin Types Skin Color Skin Characteristics Very fair, red or blond hair, blue eyes; freckles Fair; sandy or red hair, blue, hazel or green eyes Fair; with any eye or hair color; very common Dark brown hair, green, hazel or brown eyes Dark brown and black hair; brown and dark brown eyes Black hair, dark brown eyes Always burns, never tans Usually burns, tans with difficulty Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans Rarely burns, Very rarely burns, May never burn, Facts Many supplements contain vitamin D as vitamin D2 Supplements are made from the fat of lambs' wool. Improves your verbal communication Reduces chances of premature death Without calcium doesn t work In 1919 was called Vitamin A Many people are deficient to but don t know it. Just consumption of milk is not enough increase Precaution All the types of Vitamins D have their own functioning and benefits. If you have a prescription for one of these medications, do not switch to another form of vitamin D without checking with your doctor. Check & Balance The best way to keep a check is to get yourself tested after few months, at least thrice a year to know your health better. Chughtai Lab offers test. The report has really easy test scaling for an ordinary person to understand and read their own reports. Deficient Low Normal High < 20 > 100 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Do you know where you are on the scale? Get yourself checked now! For test details you can also call us at 03 111 456 789 @chughtailab Lahore: 10 Jail Road, Main Gulberg Karachi: Al Khaleej Plaza, Shaheed-e-Millat Road