
Why Are Most People Deficient in Vitamin D?
How do you know you are getting enough vitamin D?
In general, those who live up north are more likely to be deficient in Vitamin D. Aging is also one of the causes of vitamin D deficiency since the gut is compromised with age, hence, less absorption and digestion.
Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency may include:
- Fatigue
- Recurrent infections
- Chronic pain
- General muscle pain and weakness
- Muscle cramps
- Joint pain
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
In addition, deficiency in vitamin D is associated with increased autoimmunity as well as increased susceptibility to infection. Since vitamin D is responsible for bone and joint health, it makes sense why you would experience the deficiency symptoms in bones and/or muscles.
Vitamin D supplementation orally varies from person to person depending on your current lab values and medical condition. However, liver toxicity from excess Vitamin D is associated with excess vitamin D because this fat-soluble vitamin is stored directly in the liver.
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It’s well known that vitamin D can be a tricky nutrient to get enough from foods because there are no nutrients in groceries with adequate vitamin D in them. The only way to get enough vitamin D is from the sun and/or oral supplementation.
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Hewison M. Vitamin D and immune function: an overview. Proc Nutr Soc. 2012 Feb;71(1):50-61. doi: 10.1017/S0029665111001650. Epub 2011 Aug 18. PMID: 21849106.