{"id":21,"date":"2014-01-07T10:09:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T04:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2014-01-07T10:09:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T04:39:57","slug":"vitamind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/vitamind\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D Deficiency \u2013 A Silent Epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get exhausted easily? Do you get palpitations very often? Do your muscles feel sore and weak? Well, then there is a great likelihood that you could be a victim of Vitamin D deficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin D (calciferol) belongs to a group of fat soluble secosteroids. In humans, vitamin D is unique because of its functions as a prohormone as well as its synthesis to vitamin D3 in the body when exposed to adequate sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin D regulates the concentration of calcium and phosphate in the body and promotes healthy growth and remodelling of the bone. Vitamin D prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Along with calcium, it protects elder adults from osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin D also affects neuromuscular functions, causes inflammation and influences the action of many genes that regulate proliferation and apoptosis of the cells. Vitamin D is also essential for the healthy growth of hair follicle as well as for a healthy immune system. Vitamin D deficiency is the main cause of rickets in young infants because breast milk is low in vitamin D and so is the cereal based diet.<\/p>\n<h5>Vitamin D &amp; Bones<\/h5>\n<p class=\"img_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/vitamind_img.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Vitamin D deficiency is known to cause several bone diseases like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rickets, a childhood disease characterised by impeded growth and deformity of the long bones. The earliest sign of subclinical vitamin D deficiency is abnormal softening or thinning of the skull<\/li>\n<li>Osteomalacia, a bone-thinning disorder that occurs exclusively in adults, and is characterised by proximal muscle weakness and bone fragility<\/li>\n<li>Osteoporosis, a condition characterised by reduced bone mineral density and increased bone fragility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>People At Risk <\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Naturally dark skinned people <\/li>\n<li>Elderly &amp; people who are housebound<\/li>\n<li>People who cover their skin for religious or cultural reasons<\/li>\n<li>Babies &amp; infants of vitamin D deficient mothers, especially breast fed babies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Signs &amp; Symptoms<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor growth in children<\/li>\n<li>Delayed tooth formation<\/li>\n<li>Dental deformities<\/li>\n<li>Tingling<\/li>\n<li>Weakness<\/li>\n<li>Muscle cramps<\/li>\n<li>Bone pain<\/li>\n<li>Spine and other bone deformities<\/li>\n<li>Stooped posture and loss of height<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Managing Vitamin D Deficiency<\/h5>\n<p>25 hydroxyvitamin D level of 20 ng\/ml (nanogram\/mililitre) in serum is desirable for bone and overall health. Vitamin D intake lower than 100 International Unit (IU)\/day is associated with increased risk of hip fracture. <\/p>\n<p>Oral vitamin D replacement or intramuscular injections are prescribed to treat Vitamin D deficiency.\n<\/p>\n<h5>Vitamin D Facts<\/h5>\n<p class=\"img_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/vitamind_img2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Without sufficient vitamin D, which is crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines, your body cannot absorb calcium, thus rendering calcium supplements useless<\/li>\n<li>Sunscreens, even the ones like SPF-8 block your body&#8217;s ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. Therefore, sunscreen products can create critical vitamin deficiency in the body<\/li>\n<li>Natural sunlight rays responsible for generating vitamin D in your skin cannot penetrate glass. Therefore, your body can not generate vitamin D from the sunlight you receive while sitting in your car or home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research Highlights<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research shows that dark skinned people living in the temperate climate have low Vitamin D levels as melanin in the skin hinders vitamin D synthesis.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get exhausted easily? Do you get palpitations very often? Do your muscles feel sore and weak? Well, then there is a great likelihood<br \/><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/vitamind\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[34,47],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}