often hear that enough time to carry out under the sun is necessary to receive necessary amount of vitamin D. But only not in the afternoon when you, most likely, get burn, and in the evening or in the morning. This greatest time for acceptance of solar bathtubs.
If not this wonderful vitamin, then we constantly would wring hands and legs, and children had rickets. Such prospect does not seduce you? So let's understand that represents vitamin D.
Under the name group D vitamins several oil-soluble vitamins are hidden at once, but the most important for us is cholecalciferol or D3 vitamin. This vitamin contains in butter (in the children's camp always give oil for breakfast), also in cottage cheese, cheese, a yolk, in cod liver, cod-liver oil, a herring, a mackerel. Also richly in vitamin D milk. Also sources of this vitamin are mushrooms, parsley and even a nettle (Russian cabbage soup with a krapivka you do not wish?). From this we draw a conclusion that generally vitamin D contains in animal products so vegetarians can quite lack this vitamin. But it is worth remembering that the most important assistants when receiving vitamin D are the sun and clean air. Just because of a lack of these two components of Africa many children have rickets. Thanks to industry gases the beams cannot pass through layers of dirt and dust.
As for standard daily rate, the adult needs to use about 200 ME, to pregnant women and the feeding women - 600 ME (1ME=0,25 of mkg). Children need about 400 ME.
With what substances does vitamin D interact?
It is necessary to be careful at the use of vitamin D along with other medicines as it can lead to adverse effects. Also this vitamin can reduce effect of cardiac glycosides. If you went too far the vitamin D use, then it can worsen process of absorption of iron in intestines.
Than vitamin D is so useful?
- Let's collect on stones
So, as we already understood, the main objective of vitamin D is in that as it is possible better to help an organism to acquire calcium which is simply necessary for formation of beautiful, healthy teeth, strong and strong bones. Durability of our skeleton and an equal bearing is entirely a vitamin D merit. But if you got used to eat semi-finished products, fast food and other junk food, then forget about healthy bones and teeth as with such food calcium cannot be acquired in any way. Therefore eat better for breakfast cottage cheese.
- The feeding mothers, note
Pregnant women and that which nurse the child most of all need vitamin D. As they lose a lot of calcium.
- Pure leather – a vitamin D merit
Thanks to this remarkable vitamin our organism receives good protection against skin diseases. For example, such as psoriasis.
If there is not enough vitamin D in an organism?
If the child lacks vitamin D, then it can lead to such dreadful disease as rickets. At this disease the bone tissue very strongly suffers. At adults the deficiency of this vitamin can lead to caries, softening of bones. Elderly people in this case suffer from osteoporosis. Also at the shortage of this vitamin the strong fatigue, weakness, a loss of appetite appears.
And if there is a lot of vitamin D in an organism?
If you already long time accept vitamin D in large numbers, then the overdose can threaten you. In this case you will feel weakness, a headache, fatigue and also nausea and vomiting, a lock or a diarrhea can develop. Children become nervous and irritable, at them the appetite vanishes and the sleep is interrupted.
Besides, because of excessive amount of calcium in blood in kidneys stones in kidneys can be formed that it is worse than nausea and vomiting. So if at use of vitamin D you felt the first signs (fatigue, vomiting, a diarrhea, etc.), then do not hesitate and see a doctor not to bring an organism to the worst state.