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Officially known as cholecalciferol, Vitamin Vitamin D Deficiency Causes:
D’s nickname, the “sunshine vitamin,” offers » Spending too much time
insight into one of the ways humans can indoors
get this vitamin. Aside from exposure to » Living far from the equator
sunlight, you can also obtain Vitamin D3 by
eating certain foods such as fish, eggs, and » Eating a strictly vegan diet,
milk fortified with Vitamin D3. However, which is low in Vitamin D
many people do not have adequate levels Higher Rate of Deficiencies
of this vitamin in their system and therefore Among:
require supplements. » Breastfed infants since Vitamin
D does not go through the milk
BONE BUILDING AND IMMUNE MODULATING
Vitamin D3 is a crucial nutrient for overall (even if the mother is taking
health. However, even though the body Vitamin D)
is capable of manufacturing Vitamin D3 » People with darker skin
from the UVB rays of sunlight, millions » Obese individuals
of individuals are deficient in this life-
sustaining, bone-building, and immune- Vitamin D Deficiency by the
modulating vitamin. Vitamin D deficiency Number:
can lead to a softening of the bones, known » 40% of seniors have Vitamin D
as osteomalacia in adults and rickets in deficiency
children. » Millions of individuals
worldwide do not have
sufficient Vitamin D
» Wearing sunscreen diminishes
Vitamin D absorption via
sunlight by more than 90%

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