Vitamin 3D should be taken by everyone in the fall and winter months. This is the recommendation of the doctors in England and Wales, made on the basis of a report ordered by the government.
Since the recommended dose in the report is 10 mg per day, doctors believe that it is almost impossible to get the required amount from food and ultraviolet rays, especially given the lack of sunlight.
Vitamin 3D deficiency leads to brittle bones and rickets in children.
A certain amount of this vitamin is found in fatty fish, eggs, and fortified cornflakes; however, most people get vitamin 3D directly from sunlight.
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A report prepared by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) says that in England every fifth adult and every sixth child is deficient in CBD vitamin 3D.
In this regard, experts came to the conclusion that the optimal daily dose for everyone older than 1 year is 10 mg per day, but in the winter months, you need to maintain the body with its vitamin form, since a diet and sunbathing alone will not be enough.
At the same time, children up to 4 years of age should receive CBD vitamin 3D all year round, as well as babies under the age of 1 year if they do not get it from infant formula.
The sun alone is not enough
Professor Peter Selby of the University of Manchester welcomed these recommendations.
“In particular, experts dispel any doubts about the role that vitamin 3D plays in maintaining bone health, and recommend that the entire population take vitamin 3D to reduce the risk of osteopathy and fractures,” Professor Selby commented on the report.
The previous recommendation that vitamin 3D supplementation should be taken daily at risk by pregnant and lactating mothers and people over 65 also remains valid.
This group also includes those who are very few in the sun or who always cover their entire body before going outside.
Blacks and Asians should also take this vitamin year-round.
Luis Levy, head of the Dietetics Division at the Health Authority of England, said in an interview with the BBC that the new recommendations are based on five-year observations, and stressed that those who use sunscreens at the doses recommended by their manufacturers also do not receive vitamin 3D.
“When you go outside [on sunny days], you need to stay a bit without sunscreen, but so as not to burn out,” he says.
England’s National Health Service (NHS) reports that vitamin 3D tablets are given to low-income families free of charge through the Healthy Start program.
During the study, doctors also examined the interdependence of vitamin 3D deficiency in the body and the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease and multiple sclerosis, but did not reveal any conclusive evidence to come to any specific conclusion.
Why do we need vitamin 3D?
The main function of vitamin3D is to promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body, which is vital for the growth and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth and muscles.
An acute deficiency of vitamin 3D can lead to rickets in children – a disorder in the formation of bones and insufficient mineralization, which can be expressed in the deformation of the lower extremities, chest and skull. Children with rickets are also prone to infectious diseases.
In adults, a deficiency of this vitamin threatens to soften the bones, which can lead to a decrease in muscle strength and tone, bone pain and deformities.
