Amanda Sauer Dylan Spicer December 2010 Vitamin D Deficiency
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- Amanda Sauer Dylan Spicer December 2010 Vitamin D
Deficiency
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- The purpose of Vitamin D It helps maintain normal blood levels
of calcium and phosphorus. It is required for proper growth of the
bones and teeth. It promotes bone mineralization with several other
vitamins. Necessary for the right amount of absorption and
consumption of calcium and phosphorus.
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- The Problem People today are not getting their adequate amount
of vitamin D, especially children. Vitamin D deficiency can cause:
In children, vitamin D deficiency once caused many cases of
rickets, a bone disease and a major public health problem in the
U.S. Osteoporosis Problems with diabetes later in life
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- How much should one have? Your recommended daily amount is:
Adults and children age 1-50: 5 micrograms/day Adults age 51-70: 10
micrograms/day Adults over age 70: 15 micrograms/day Pregnant and
breastfeeding women: 5 micrograms/day Daily Dose for Breastfed
Babies Breast milk provides multiple benefits for babies, but it is
not a good source for vitamin D. The American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) recommends that all breastfed babies receive a 400 IU daily
supplement of vitamin D starting shortly after birth and continuing
until the baby is weaned and drinking at least 1,000 mL of vitamin
D-fortified formula or whole milk.
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- Ways to Obtain Vitamin D Sunlight Get outside! 15 minutes a day
(in the proper region) is enough time for your body to take in the
adequate amount of vitamin D Vitamin D supplements In Food
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- Some areas need more than just sunlight Only if you live south
of here do you get enough sunlight year around to get the adequate
enough of vitamin D. Otherwise you need other sources.
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- Vitamin D in Food Fish liver oils cod liver (2217 IU) Fatty
fish oysters, salmon, catfish, herring Fortified milk products
Fortified cereals Kelloggs & General Mills have many options.
Cheese Butter Cream
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- Vitamin D Supplements Easiest way to consume Vitamin D Less
than $10 Found at any local herb shop or most super markets.
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- Vitamin D for Older Children Evidence shows that children who
get adequate vitamin D, either from the sun or from supplements,
may have a reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Studies also
link inadequate vitamin D to more severe childhood asthma. Children
with asthma who have low vitamin D levels have more
hospitalizations and use more asthma medications. Vitamin
D-fortified whole milk and foods can provide the vitamin D that
growing kids need as long as they get enough of it.
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- D2 or D3? That's the Question. Vitamin D is available in
supplements in two forms: D2 and D3. Both forms are effective, and
either can be taken to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D. But 2
is not equal to 3. D3 is the kind of vitamin D the body makes, and
recent studies suggest that D3 can be up to three times more
effective in raising the vitamin D level quickly and staying
longer. And though it's not clear why, people taking a vitamin D
supplement were 7% less likely to die than those who didn't take a
daily supplement in one study. In children, researchers have found
more severe asthma when vitamin D levels are low.
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- Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Low vitamin D may worsen the
prognosis for women with breast cancer. In one study, women
deficient in vitamin D when they were diagnosed had a 94% greater
chance of the cancer spreading. They also had a 73% greater chance
of dying over the next 10 years. Other studies suggest that vitamin
D may even offer protection against developing breast cancer.
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