In the land of searing heat and eternal sunlight it comes with a
certain shock-factor that almost forty per-cent of India’s population
is vitamin D deficient. Yes, you read that right, think you’ve fallen
victim to India’s relentless heat? Chances are, a lot of you haven’t had enough of it yet.
certain shock-factor that almost forty per-cent of India’s population
is vitamin D deficient. Yes, you read that right, think you’ve fallen
victim to India’s relentless heat? Chances are, a lot of you haven’t had enough of it yet.
Sunlight, a notorious source of vitamin D, is deficient in most of us.
Although we complain about India’s perennial summer and it’s
blistering heat, most of us do so within the safety of our own houses
or offices with the comfort of our air-conditioner. Sedentary
lifestyles are contemporaneous with low levels of vitamin D so it
comes with no surprise that this cardinal vitamin is ranked third in
common nutrient deficiencies around the world.
blistering heat, most of us do so within the safety of our own houses
or offices with the comfort of our air-conditioner. Sedentary
lifestyles are contemporaneous with low levels of vitamin D so it
comes with no surprise that this cardinal vitamin is ranked third in
common nutrient deficiencies around the world.
Vitamin D promotes stronger bones and teeth by maintaining the
phosphorus and calcium levels in the body by allowing the intestine to
thoroughly absorb calcium. High blood pressure levels in children and
the heightened danger of an allergic sensation are directly linked to
Vitamin D deficiency. Diseases like rickets (the weakening of bones)
and osteomalacia (the softening of bones resulting in bone pain and
muscle weakness) are common amongst vitamin D deficient patients.
Statistics show that close to fifty three million people in the US
suffer from osteomalacia. A study by the University Of California-San
Diego School Of Medicine in 2014 revealed that people with lower
levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die early.
phosphorus and calcium levels in the body by allowing the intestine to
thoroughly absorb calcium. High blood pressure levels in children and
the heightened danger of an allergic sensation are directly linked to
Vitamin D deficiency. Diseases like rickets (the weakening of bones)
and osteomalacia (the softening of bones resulting in bone pain and
muscle weakness) are common amongst vitamin D deficient patients.
Statistics show that close to fifty three million people in the US
suffer from osteomalacia. A study by the University Of California-San
Diego School Of Medicine in 2014 revealed that people with lower
levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die early.
If you are overweight or vegetarian, your vitamin D levels may
naturally be low since vitamin D is mostly found in animal-related
products like fish and eggs. Hence, sunlight may be the only way for
your body to create enough of it. Glass windows block any chances of
vitamin D being made so direct exposure to the sun is the only way.
naturally be low since vitamin D is mostly found in animal-related
products like fish and eggs. Hence, sunlight may be the only way for
your body to create enough of it. Glass windows block any chances of
vitamin D being made so direct exposure to the sun is the only way.
Experts recommend twenty minutes of direct exposure two times a week
although darker skinned people require 20-30 times more sunlight in
contrast to fairer people to make enough vitamin D. “Include foods
like salmon, sardines, eggs and meat, breakfast cereals, soy products,
dairy products, and low-fat spreads in your diet,” suggests Dr Dhir.
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