Vitamin D

Vitamin D is also very important vitamin like all the fat soluble vitamins in routine diet. But it is not very much available in normal day diet. It is found in body as prehormone and generated in body by exposure of skin to sunlight. This prehormone is present in skin and it is regulated by exposure of it to skin and then it develops into Vitamin D to work in body as it was targeted to do. There are also Vitamin D supplements and fortified milk available in market if some one has developed resistance to production of this vitamin in body due to some sun block or genetic change.

Vitamin D toxicity is caused when there is excessive intake of Vitamin D. Vitamin D toxicity is not very common as medical problem but if the supplemented food with Vitamin D is taken in excess then it can cause sever toxicity. The symptom of this Vitamin D toxicity, caused by Vitamin D overdose, is over absorption of calcium that can leave the pain in joints. This calcium that is overly absorbed can stay in any organ and cause death of many cells and sometimes leads to death of individual.

Americans and Europeans are suffering from sever vitamin deficiency problem as well. Because Europe life style restricts them too much away from sun light and less Vitamin D production leads to Vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency symptoms are that if Vitamin D is not provided by sunlight due to any strict reasons then a person should regularly take food with Vitamin D. Food sources of Vitamin D are very few and food with Vitamin D is made as supplements and fortified milks and cereals. Less Vitamin D in body can lead to many diseases as osteoporosis and rickets in children. Vitamin D deficiency symptoms could be bent knees, mineralization in organs, kidney pain and heart diseases as well.

Vitamin D is very beneficial for health as it could be seen that above discussed health hazards are severe that could cause death of an individual. Rickets is the greatest risk of it. So Vitamin D is very important and beneficial. Benefits of Vitamin D are always to provide a healthy and strong life without the risk of calcium over absorption.

Food sources of Vitamin D are discussed above. Vitamins should be present in food. Whatever will be the food source of Vitamin D, it must provide a healthy amount of Vitamin D to the body in order to avoid any drastic results. D Vitamin deficiency is one of all those risks along with Vitamin D overdose. Vitamin D deficiency can be overcome by food enriched with Vitamin D. If some one is suffering from Vitamin D deficiency then he should consult a physician to overcome this deficiency. The Vitamin D deficiency after gall bladder removal is also observed in patient. Vitamin D deficiency among these patients can be recovered by dosage of Vitamin D orally.

Vitamin D testing can be done through blood testing and Vitamin D testing in food can also be tested through proper food testing mechanism.

Vitamin D sources are sunlight skin exposure, fortified milk, cereals, sockeye salmons and supplemented tablets and foods. These Vitamin D sources are available easily in the market.