Have you been checked for a Vitamin D deficiency
The big rage among Health concerned physicians right now is that there is a deficiency occurring in the United States of Vitamin D deficiency. So for how many years have we been told to stay on Low fat diets and that milk was only necessary for small children, not adults?
We have a blood test that will check the level of your Vitamin D deficiency.
Too many of us jump on the bandwagon of whatever diet is new in our culture instead of looking at the food God gave us and seeing that “if He made it, we probably can’t go wrong in eating it.” If a Diet you are on does not include a wide variety of unrefined foods, it will probably need to supplemented with high dosages of Vitamins and Minerals. It is our man-made cakes and candies and cookies and other refined foods that, in the end, increase our risk of becoming deficient in vitamins and minerals. I’m going to quote a website on their research on Vitamin D. Consider eating more of the foods that contain Vitamin D. They will be found at the bottom of this article.
The following is taken from: http://ibdcrohns.about.com/od/relatedconditions/a/fdavitd_2.htm
When can vitamin D deficiency occur?
A deficiency of vitamin D can occur when dietary intake of vitamin D is inadequate, when there is limited exposure to sunlight, when the kidney cannot convert vitamin D to its active form, or when someone cannot adequately absorb vitamin D from the gastrointestinal tract. In adults, vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteomalacia, which results in muscular weakness in addition to weak bones.
What are some current issues and controversies about vitamin D?
Osteoporosis It is estimated that over 25 million adults in the United States have, or are at risk of developing osteoporosis. It results in increased risk of bone fractures. Having normal storage levels of vitamin D in your body helps keep your bones strong and may help prevent osteoporosis in elderly, non-ambulatory individuals, in post-menopausal women.
Researchers know that normal bone is constantly being remodeled (broken down and rebuilt). During menopause, the balance between these two systems is upset, resulting in more bone being broken down (reabsorbed) than rebuilt.
Treatment of vitamin D deficiency22 can result in decreased incidence of hip fractures, and daily supplementation with 20 mcg (800 IU) of vitamin D may reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly populations with low blood levels of vitamin D.
Cancer: Some dietary surveys have associated increased intake of dairy foods with decreased incidence of colon cancer.25-27 Another dietary survey associated a higher calcium and vitamin D intake with a lower incidence of colon cancer.
Alzheimer’s Disease. Adults with Alzheimer’s disease have increased risk of hip fractures.31 This may be because many Alzheimer’s patients are homebound, and frequently sunlight deprived.
Selected Food Sources of Vitamin D4, 36, 37
As the 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans state, "Different foods contain different nutrients. No single food can supply all the nutrients in the amounts you need." If you want more information about building a healthful diet, refer to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.
Selected Food Sources of Vitamin D
Food, (International Units), [%DV*]
• Cod Liver Oil, 1 Tbs. (1,360 IU) [340]
• Salmon, cooked, 31/2 oz (360 IU) [90]
• Mackerel, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (345 IU) [90]
• Sardines, canned in oil, drained,3 1/2 oz (270 IU) [70]
• Eel, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (200 IU) [50]
• Milk, nonfat, reduced fat, and whole, vitamin D fortified, 1 c (98 IU) [25]
• Margarine, fortified, 1 Tbs. (60 IU) [15]
• Cereal grain bars, fortified w/ 10% of the DV, 1 each (50 IU) [10]
• Pudding, 1/2 c prepared from mix and made with vitamin D fortified milk (50 IU) [10]
• Dry cereal, Vit D fortified w/10%* of DV, 3/4 c (40-50 IU) [10]
* Other cereals may be fortified with more or less vitamin D
• Liver, beef, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (30 IU) [8]
We have a blood test that will check the level of your Vitamin D deficiency.
Too many of us jump on the bandwagon of whatever diet is new in our culture instead of looking at the food God gave us and seeing that “if He made it, we probably can’t go wrong in eating it.” If a Diet you are on does not include a wide variety of unrefined foods, it will probably need to supplemented with high dosages of Vitamins and Minerals. It is our man-made cakes and candies and cookies and other refined foods that, in the end, increase our risk of becoming deficient in vitamins and minerals. I’m going to quote a website on their research on Vitamin D. Consider eating more of the foods that contain Vitamin D. They will be found at the bottom of this article.
The following is taken from: http://ibdcrohns.about.com/od/relatedconditions/a/fdavitd_2.htm
When can vitamin D deficiency occur?
A deficiency of vitamin D can occur when dietary intake of vitamin D is inadequate, when there is limited exposure to sunlight, when the kidney cannot convert vitamin D to its active form, or when someone cannot adequately absorb vitamin D from the gastrointestinal tract. In adults, vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteomalacia, which results in muscular weakness in addition to weak bones.
What are some current issues and controversies about vitamin D?
Osteoporosis It is estimated that over 25 million adults in the United States have, or are at risk of developing osteoporosis. It results in increased risk of bone fractures. Having normal storage levels of vitamin D in your body helps keep your bones strong and may help prevent osteoporosis in elderly, non-ambulatory individuals, in post-menopausal women.
Researchers know that normal bone is constantly being remodeled (broken down and rebuilt). During menopause, the balance between these two systems is upset, resulting in more bone being broken down (reabsorbed) than rebuilt.
Treatment of vitamin D deficiency22 can result in decreased incidence of hip fractures, and daily supplementation with 20 mcg (800 IU) of vitamin D may reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly populations with low blood levels of vitamin D.
Cancer: Some dietary surveys have associated increased intake of dairy foods with decreased incidence of colon cancer.25-27 Another dietary survey associated a higher calcium and vitamin D intake with a lower incidence of colon cancer.
Alzheimer’s Disease. Adults with Alzheimer’s disease have increased risk of hip fractures.31 This may be because many Alzheimer’s patients are homebound, and frequently sunlight deprived.
Selected Food Sources of Vitamin D4, 36, 37
As the 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans state, "Different foods contain different nutrients. No single food can supply all the nutrients in the amounts you need." If you want more information about building a healthful diet, refer to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.
Selected Food Sources of Vitamin D
Food, (International Units), [%DV*]
• Cod Liver Oil, 1 Tbs. (1,360 IU) [340]
• Salmon, cooked, 31/2 oz (360 IU) [90]
• Mackerel, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (345 IU) [90]
• Sardines, canned in oil, drained,3 1/2 oz (270 IU) [70]
• Eel, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (200 IU) [50]
• Milk, nonfat, reduced fat, and whole, vitamin D fortified, 1 c (98 IU) [25]
• Margarine, fortified, 1 Tbs. (60 IU) [15]
• Cereal grain bars, fortified w/ 10% of the DV, 1 each (50 IU) [10]
• Pudding, 1/2 c prepared from mix and made with vitamin D fortified milk (50 IU) [10]
• Dry cereal, Vit D fortified w/10%* of DV, 3/4 c (40-50 IU) [10]
* Other cereals may be fortified with more or less vitamin D
• Liver, beef, cooked, 3 1/2 oz (30 IU) [8]
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