While most of us avoid the hot sun at noon, we deprive ourselves of ‘Sunshine Vitamin’ or Vitamin D which is at its peak during that time of the day. In an interview with the Sunday Island, Head of the Department of Nutrition at the Medical Research Institute (MRI) and President of the Sri Lanka […]
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Vitamin D is a vital addition to your supplement routine, with many people becoming deficient in the vitamin between October and March. But how much vitamin D should you be taking every single day?
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Vitamin D is crucial for the body s overall health and wellbeing, as it keeps your bones and muscles healthy. The so-called sunshine vitamin also protects against a number of other medical conditions, including rickets and osteomalacia. What are the best sources of vitamin D?
Why Do Pregnant Women Need More Vitamin D? What Are The Right Sources, Expert Reveals
Why Do Pregnant Women Need More Vitamin D? What Are The Right Sources, Expert Reveals
Humans usually obtain vitamin D through dietary intake and exposure to sunlight. Very few foods naturally contain vitamin D.
Shalini Chakraborty
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Vitamin D helps in promoting insulin action and lung development
Here is an expert take on the right sources of vitamin D
With so much chatter around vitamin D and its importance, it is a good idea to know a bit more about the sunshine vitamin . Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones which were identified after the discovery of the anti-rachitic effect of cod liver oil in the early part of the 20th century. The two major biologically precursors of vitamin D are vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Vitamin D3 is formed when the skin is exposed to solar ultraviolet rays. In a heat-dependent process, previtamin D3 is immedi