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Vitamin D3: Another name for cholecalciferol (cho·le·cal·cif·er·ol) — noun.
vitamin D3 a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C 27 H 44 Ocholecalciferol
Function: n : a sterol C 27 H 43 OH that is a natural form of vitamin D found especially in fish, egg yolks, and fish-liver oils and is formed in the skin on exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet rays called also vitamin D vitamin D3
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Pregnant women and Vitamin D
Study in Canada reveals that it is not uncommon for pregnant woment to be vitamin d deficient. Women from European (white) ethnicity had less of a deficiency than those of other ethnic groups.
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Obese adolescents and a connection to a lack of vitamin D.
Study shows a connection between obese adolescents and vitamin D deficiency. There may be a connection between lack of sun exposure due to low level outdoor activity and not eating enough foods that contain vitamin d, such as oily fish, eggs and fortified foods like dairy products and breakfast cereals.What is Vitamin D3 News:
Vaccines & anti-virals may not be as effective as vitamin d against the flu.
Study shows that vitamin d and vitamin d3 can prevent flu better and more efficiently than anti viral drugs. Vitamin D and Vitamin D3 is also a healthier and cheaper alternative to antiviral drugs. -
The Sun may protect you against skin cancer.
This study by professor Delgleish (who specializes in treating patients with melanoma) talks about how sun screen and avoiding the sun completely can actually increase our risk of melanoma. We need the sun on our skin to make vitamin D and without it, we can become vitamin D deficient, thus leaving us vulnerable to disease. Good vitamin D levels trigger a stronger immunity.
Lupus erythematosis patients and repletion of Vitamin D
Studies have shown that Lupus patients that have low levels of vitamin D can progress to more seriious cases of Lupus. Studies also show a connection between vitamin D deficiency and Lupus.
Rickets cases may be caused by a lack of vitamin D.
Certain communities in Cardiff England are finding cases of Rickets in children. The once thought of Victorian Age disease is now affecting children in the 21st centurty. Rickets can lead to bone deformaties and stunted growth.
Pre-diabetes and Vitamin D.
Dr. Cannell gives a commentary on a newly-completed, randomized controlled trial on vitamin D. Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes in those that are at high risk of of developing the condition.
A complaint is being filed against the FDA by the vitamin D counsel regarding policies that affect African Americans
According to the complaint, the Vitamin D Counsel states that the FDA needs to change their food fortification policies so that milk is not the main source of vitamin D supplements to Americans. The counsel states that the FDA is aware that African Americans drink little to no milk yet they require more vitamin D than caucasion Americans. As a result of the FDA's policies, Vitamin D deficiency and the diseases associated with this deficiency desperately afflicts African Americans.
What Is Vitamin D3? Here is what you may not know about it...
Vitamin D3 Is Vital To Sustaining Good Health!!!
Increasing numbers of adults, and even children, are suffering from various types of bone abnormalities, autoimmune disorders and mood swings - all suspected to be caused by the same culprit - vitamin D deficiency. Seems our modern-day aversion to the sun, and a heated debate among the medical community, is having a devastating impact on our bones and our overall health.
It is estimated by some Vitamin D experts that up to 75% of the world’s population is vitamin D deficient…and it seems to be getting worse, not better.
To understand the importance of vitamin D it is helpful to clearly understand what vitamin D actually is and isn’t…vitamin D is technically a hormone, not a “vitamin”. By definition, vitamins are organic compounds that cannot be “made” by the body and are obtained by outside sources – our foods. Vitamin D on the other hand, is synthesized by the body by things called “precursors”.
To synthesize the precursor to vitamin D, we need help from an outside source, the sun. Once the precursor rearranges itself and becomes what we call vitamin D, it exits the skin and enters the bloodstream - nourishing our organs and the
entire body.
To get enough D from your daily diet you’d have to consume 3 cans of sardines, drink 10 to 20 glasses of fortified milk, eat 20 bowls of cereal, gorge on 50 to 100 egg yolks and eat 7 ounces of wild salmon EVERY DAY!
Your body needs vitamin D for:
• Optimum Bone Health
• Cellular Health – Helps Stop Free Radical, Cancer Causing Cells from Developing
• Organ Health – Heart, Liver, Kidneys
• Muscular Health – Strength & Stamina
• Autoimmune Health – Fight Disease and
Illness
• Brain Health – Mental Acuity, Memory,
and Helps Fight Depression & Mood Swings
The truth is, your body must have vitamin D, and without it, your health will suffer – greatly.
Race, skin color and geography all impact whether you may or may not be vitamin D
deficient. The darker your skin, the harder it is for your skin to make vitamin D, which is precisely why darker skinned people are particularly prone to
vitamin D deficiency.
Additionally, the older you are, the harder it is for your skin to make vitamin D, so as we age we manufacture less…but we actually need even more vitamin D to stay healthy! Which brings us back to the bigger question; why aren’t you currently
taking a vitamin D supplement?
It is interesting to note that most European
countries strongly disagree with low recommended
daily allowance in the US, and research
overwhelmingly suggests that we would be far healthier with higher vitamin D levels in our bodies.
Fortunately, there is a solution to the
vitamin D deficiency epidemic - add vitamin D3 to your daily diet!
Vitamin D3 or Cholecalciferol is the same type of D your skin manufactures from sun exposure. What’s important about this is it is the precise type of D your skin, organs, bones and entire body needs to function at peak efficiency and health.
The bottom line is your body must have it.
Make sure you check out our STUDIES link and review all the scientific studies related to vitamin D and vitamin D3 deficiency.
Awareness of vitamin D deficiency among at-risk patients.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Vitamin D deficiency is a significant problem for a growing proportion of the UK population. Individuals with dark or covered skin are at particularly high risk due to ethno-cultural, environmental and genetic factors. We assessed the level of awareness of vitamin D deficiency among at-risk patients in order to identify groups most in need of education.
FINDINGS:
A cross-sectional survey using a piloted questionnaire was conducted among consecutive at-risk patients without a diagnosis of Vitamin D deficiency arriving at a large inner city general practice in the North West of England over a five day period. The survey was completed by 221 patients. The mean age was 35 years. 28% of them (n = 61) had never heard about vitamin D. Older patients (p = 0.003) were less likely to have heard about vitamin D. 54% of participants were unaware of the commonest symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. 34% did not expose their skin other than their face in the last one year, and 11% did not include vitamin D rich foods in their diet.
CONCLUSION:
The majority of at-risk patients are aware of vitamin D; nevertheless, there is a significant lack of knowledge among older people, who have higher morbidity. A programme of targeted education of the at-risk population is recommended.
Alemu E, Varnam R.