What are the symptoms? What can it lead to if not treated?
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Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms in Women
Vitamin D is very important for human body, regardless to age or sex, but here is something about vitamin D deficiency symptoms in women.
Vitamin D is crucial for many reasons, especially for women – according to some sources. It is suggested that vitamin D is very important when it comes to cancer prevention in women; the types of cancers we’re referring to are breast cancer, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer and colon cancer. As you can see, some of these are particularly women issues.
Some of the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can be seen in women only, like mood changes during premenstrual syndrome. Other mood related symptoms are depressive behavior and/or seasonal affective disorders. These claims are not yet officially accepted as true, but they certainly make sense. Also, in menopausal women, symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can be closely related to osteoporosis. When it comes to pregnant women, we already know how important vitamin D is for the fetus.
Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms in Children
Vitamin D plays an incredibly important role when it comes to growth and development. That is why you should know about the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency in children.
Here are some of the symptoms: muscle cramps (in babies); low calcium levels in blood; difficulties in breathing and fragile bones (and skull) prone to fractures. If you notice that your child’s development is too slow and there is no any significant progress in growth, this may be because the child doesn’t get enough vitamin D. Also if your child’s tooth are delaying and just won’t come out, the reason can be related to vitamin D deficiency.
There were severe cases of vitamin D deficiency in children reported; in those cases, the heart problems occurred due to heart muscle weakness which endangered the lives of these children. Such cases are rare, but keep in mind that your child must get the daily dose of vitamin D needed for his/her normal development.
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ok I didnt do any research on the topic but Vitamin D and Calcium work together! As we all know Calcium is very important for building bones etc. So if you are deficient in vit D you will have decreased absorption of calcium as well. It is especially important for those of us with darker skin to make sure to get enough exposure to the sun as it converts the precursor of vitamin D into vitamin D. It is also recommended for those over the age of 50 to take 5 micrograms of 400 international units of supplemental vitamin D.