{"id":30,"date":"2015-06-03T12:25:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T06:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2019-03-04T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T03:47:13","slug":"vitamin-d-deficiency-facts-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/vitamin-d-deficiency-facts-implications\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D deficiency: Facts and Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-293\" title=\"online medicine order\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/vitamin-d-deficiency-facts-and-implications-5.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Image of egg yolk that is consumed to prevent Vitamin D deficiency\" width=\"686\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0BY DR. KHOOBSURAT NAJMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vitamin D deficiency prevails in epidemic proportions all over the Indian subcontinent, with a prevalence of at least 50%-70% in the general population. \u00a0So, many of us might be Vitamin D deficient without knowing it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why we need Vitamin D:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Our body needs Vitamin D to absorb calcium. Hence, Calcium supplements are generally given with Vitamin D (Vitamin D3, Cholecalciferol).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Vitamin D deficiency can cause bone problems (osteoporosis), heart disease, diabetes and even increase risk of cancer.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The recommended form of\u00a0Vitamin D as a supplement is Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol). Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) is much more effective than its other form, Vitamin D2 (Calciferol).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Sources of Vitamin D:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adequate exposure to sunlight. Although it is difficult to go out in the scorching summer heat, do try to get some sun exposure daily.<\/li>\n<li>Food: Milk fortified with Vitamin D, salmon, tofu, tuna, fish oils, egg yolks, mushrooms and fortified cereals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Things to keep in mind:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You don\u2019t need to tan or to burn your skin in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/generics\/vitamin-d-210954\">get the Vitamin D<\/a> you need.<\/li>\n<li>People with dark skin pigmentation may need significantly more sunlight exposure than fair-skinned people to generate the same amount of Vitamin D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Found this information useful? Share it with your friends and family and let us know what you think in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more on the importance of Vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NrN_OhnKPcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To know more\u00a0useful Information like this, Visit 1mg, India&#8217;s best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\">online medical store.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-293 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/vitamin-d-deficiency-facts-and-implications.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"online medicine order\" width=\"686\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-well"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vitamin D deficiency: Facts and Implications - Tata 1mg Capsules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get to know about Vitamin D deficiency found prominently in almost all regions of India. 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