5 Reasons Why a Vitamin D Deficiency Needs to Be Avoided At All Costs
4 years, 4 months ago

5 Reasons Why a Vitamin D Deficiency Needs to Be Avoided At All Costs

News 18  

From doing the Surya Namaskar every morning to taking a morning walk, people all over the world do a range of things to spend some time in the sun daily. Many studies indicate that those who have vitamin D deficiency have a much higher risk of developing depression, bipolar disorder and other mental health issues. But whether vitamin D supplementation helps reduce depression risks or not, a vitamin D deficiency does increase the risks of many other health issues and should be taken very seriously. Conversely, those with vitamin D deficiency are at a much higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and psoriasis.4. This can be done by getting enough sunlight, and including fortified dairy products like milk, cheese and yoghurt, fatty fish, eggs and mushrooms in your daily diet.For more information, read our article on Vitamin D Deficiency.Health articles on News18 are written by myUpchar.com, India’s first and biggest resource for verified medical information.

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Tried and Tested Vitamin Gyaan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tried and Tested Vitamin Gyaan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vitamin deficiency knows no age limit. Micronutrient Malnutrition In India, we see “micronutrient malnutrition,” which essentially means a large-scale deficiency of vitamins and minerals in our population, informs Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy, chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. While these vitamins play crucial roles in energy metabolism, nerve function, and red blood cell production, excessive intake can lead to …

Vitamin D Supplements Not Enough To Strengthen Children’s Bone Health: Study
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Vitamin D Supplements Not Enough To Strengthen Children’s Bone Health: Study

News 18  

Vitamin D is vital for bone health as it helps in strengthening them. In the absence of this vitamin, our bodies will not be effectively able to absorb the calcium, which is essential for good bone health. People who suffer from bone disorders like rickets are often advised to take vitamin D supplements. This study concluded that these supplements do …

From Sun to Supplements: Vitamin D is Vital to Your Child’s Health
1 year, 1 month ago

From Sun to Supplements: Vitamin D is Vital to Your Child’s Health

Hindustan Times  

Vitamin D is extremely important for the growth and development of a child right through infancy, i.e., immediately after birth through toddlerhood, pre-school, school-going, and adolescent age. Above and beyond, Vitamin D should be supplemented for children, either through breast milk when the mother is taking Vitamin D, a fortified formula or regular daily doses of Vitamin D. Vitamin D …

Vitamin D deficiency: Why it's becoming common; lifestyle changes that may help
1 year, 1 month ago

Vitamin D deficiency: Why it's becoming common; lifestyle changes that may help

Hindustan Times  

Vitamin D deficiency can silently take a toll on your mental and physical health. The sunshine vitamin is available in the form of sunlight, eggs, plants, oily fish, red meat etc, but the cases of Vitamin D deficiency are on rise due to a variety of factors. If you are diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency, there are chances you do …

Bone health tips: Expert on ways to get enough vitamin D for healthy bones
2 years ago

Bone health tips: Expert on ways to get enough vitamin D for healthy bones

Hindustan Times  

Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin is necessary for one’s overall well-being but did you know vitamin D helps to regulate calcium and phosphate in the body and improve your overall well-being? Moreover, enough vitamin D is also necessary for healthy bones and since it supports your bone health, try to include enough amount of this sunshine vitamin …

6 surprising signs of Vitamin D deficiency you shouldn't ignore
2 years, 1 month ago

6 surprising signs of Vitamin D deficiency you shouldn't ignore

Hindustan Times  

Vitamin D, the fat-soluble vitamin, is responsible for several important functions in the body from absorption of calcium and phosphorous, building healthy bones, keeping infections at bay to reducing inflammation in the body. For instance, if you are having aches and pains that just don't go away and keep coming back or you experience muscle twitching which is an involuntary …

Vitamin D Supplements Alleviate Depressive Symptoms In Adults
2 years, 4 months ago

Vitamin D Supplements Alleviate Depressive Symptoms In Adults

News 18  

According to a meta-analysis conducted by an international team of researchers suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression. The new meta-analysis on the association of vitamin D supplementation with depression is the largest one published so far, including results from 41 studies from around the world. These studies have investigated the efficacy of vitamin …

Getting more sun can reduce a person's risk of diabetes and heart disease, study finds
2 years, 4 months ago

Getting more sun can reduce a person's risk of diabetes and heart disease, study finds

Daily Mail  

Getting sun can do more than just boost your mood, as the vitamin D from natural light can even help prevent devastating conditions like diabetes and heart disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that getting enough vitamin D every day can reduce a person's risk of developing diabetes or heart disease. Vitamin D also appears to play a role …

Taking this popular vitamin won’t protect your bones, study finds
2 years, 4 months ago

Taking this popular vitamin won’t protect your bones, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Taking a higher dose of vitamin D to protect your bones isn’t necessary if you are a healthy middle-aged or older adult with no existing bone disease or vitamin D deficiency, a new study found. “This is the largest, longest, randomized controlled trial on vitamin D supplementation in the US – 25,871 men and women were enrolled from …

Vitamin D inexpensive, low-risk, can strengthen immune response to COVID-19: Experts
3 years, 11 months ago

Vitamin D inexpensive, low-risk, can strengthen immune response to COVID-19: Experts

Hindustan Times  

There is no clinical evidence to prove low levels of Vitamin D lead to severe Covid-19 symptoms but there is a definite connect between the “sunshine vitamin” and immune responses to the disease, say experts as the pandemic spreads across the world and concerns mount over a new mutant strain. Many factors such as age, being male and comorbidities are …

It’s time to take Vitamin D Deficiency seriously
4 years, 3 months ago

It’s time to take Vitamin D Deficiency seriously

News 18  

It is time we talk about another important health aspect you might not know much about. The high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency is a particularly important public health issue because Vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for total mortality in the general population. Severe Vitamin D deficiency can occur in young women, including those who are pregnant, …

The link between vitamin D and depression: Here's how the sunshine nutrient can affect your mental health
4 years, 4 months ago

The link between vitamin D and depression: Here's how the sunshine nutrient can affect your mental health

Firstpost  

Vitamin D not only aids calcium absorption in the body, leading to good bone density and health, but also helps reduce inflammation, improves cell growth, neuromuscular and immune function Vitamin D, which is also known as the “sunshine” nutrient, plays a huge role in your health status. A 2019 research published in BMC Research Notes examined whether vitamin supplementation in …

Some scientists think that Vitamin D may help protect people against COVID-19 but the results are inconclusive
4 years, 6 months ago

Some scientists think that Vitamin D may help protect people against COVID-19 but the results are inconclusive

Firstpost  

Most evidence comes from observational studies and people are urged to be cautious about taking high doses of supplements to obtain benefits that may not exist. In the past decade, studies have found that taking vitamin D can lower the odds of developing respiratory infections like the cold and the flu, especially among people who have documented deficiencies. The notion …

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