Vitamin D Deficiency
- Ghazal Hashemipour
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min read
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a molecule that your body needs to make stronger bones. Vitamin D also prevents you from getting sick.
How is Vitamin D made?
Vitamin D is made naturally with the help of sunlight. You can also get Vitamin D from the food you eat.
Vitamin D deficiency?
Vitamin D deficiency means your body is not getting enough vitamin D. Most adults and children in the United States have vitamin D deficiency. Getting enough vitamin D is important for children to build strong bones.
Vitamin D for Children?
During pregnancy getting enough vitamin D is important. After birth all children need vitamin D.
If your child is 12 months or older plain whole cow’s milk is a good source for vitamin D. For babies younger than 12 months, cow’s milk is not recommended. Breastfeeding also does not have all the vitamin D a baby needs. Consult your doctor for further information.
How to get Vitamin D?
1. Sun:
Some experts recommend 5 to 30 minutes of being under the sun between 10am to 4pm. You can do this daily or at least twice a week to either face, arms, hands, or legs without sunscreen.
2. Vitamin D Supplements
3. Food
This is a list of common foods with high vitamin D: Trout Fish, Salmon, Milk (vitamin D fortified), Cereal (vitamin D fortified), Eggs (yolk). These days many cereals and milks and other foods are vitamin D fortified. This means that extra vitamin D was added. You can find out the amount of Vitamin D by looking at the food labels.
How to read Vitamin D on food labels?
You can use the percentage of Vitamin D on food labels to understand how much vitamin D you are getting per serving size. Following are some examples:
1 cup of dry Cheerios has 10 percent of your daily need for Vitamin D.
1 cup of Fairlife Whole Milk with added Vitamin D has 25 percent of your daily need for Vitamin D.
This article is only for information and should not replace the advice of your doctor. Please talk with your doctor.
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