Keep Healthy Bones!

Vitamin D is one of the most important vitamins that help us keep healthy bones. It plays an important role in bone health. It aids in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in our bodies, helps bring calcium and phosphorus to our bones and teeth, and plays a role in the strength of our immune system.We can get vitamin D from many sources:

First of all from the sun, because our body converts sunlight into vitamin D. That’s why it’s called the "Sunshine Vitamin". However, we have to avoid extended exposure to sunlight without sunscreen which may lead to skin aging and skin cancer.

Second from food such as egg yolks, some oily fish (tuna and salmon), and liver. Milk, yogurt, cheeses, cereals, breads and soy drinks are often fortified with vitamin D.

Third from dietary supplements. Some people have to take supplements because they need more vitamin D, such as breastfed infants, postmenopausal women, people with dark skin, and those who have had a gastric bypass surgery. But we have to stay aware that very high levels of vitamin D cause toxicity and have been associated with other health problems.

Unfortunately 85% of us aren't getting enough of this “sunshine vitamin”, and deficiency is spreading day after day, symptoms are Fatigue, Muscle cramps, and Joint pain. It can lead to many diseases such as osteoporosis, Rickets, Cancer (including breast and colon), Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis.

Regulate your vitamin D intake and prevent its immobilizing deficiency!

Normal range of Vitamin D in the blood is 30 ng/mL to 75 ng/mL.

Dietitian Dina Moghraby