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Vitamin D and Human health
Vitamin D and cancer
Why is it important?
Your body must have vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Too little vitamin D results in soft bones in children (rickets) and fragile, misshapen bones in adults (osteomalacia). You also need vitamin D for other important body functions.
Foods that are Vitamin D rich!
Few foods naturally contain vitamin D, though some foods are fortified with the vitamin. For most people, the best way to get enough vitamin D is taking a supplement because it is hard to eat enough through food.
Vitamin Supplements!
Vitamin D supplements are available in two forms: vitamin D2 (“ergocalciferol” or pre-vitamin D) and vitamin D3 (“cholecalciferol”). Both are also naturally occurring forms that are produced in the presence of the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays
Lack of Vitamin D may contribute to the following!
Deficiency symptoms include bleeding gums, frequent bruising and infections, poor wound healing, anemia and scurvy
fractures
a partial or complete break in the bone. There are many different types of fractures.
EX, Transverse Fracture :breaks that are in a straight line across the bone
Osteoporosis
disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue, which can lead to increased risk of fracture
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Cancer metastasis is the most important problem in the treatment of any type of cancer.
For instance, in melanoma, metastasis dramatically decreases the survival rate of patients.
Many studies have shown recently that vitamin D and its analogs can be used in adjuvant radio-therapy
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scientists gathered overwhelming evidence indicating that the observed global vitamin D deficiency not only has a negative impact on human skeletal system, but also facilitates development and progression of multiple disease of civilization, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and cancer.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make.
It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus; both are critical for building bone.
laboratory studies show that vitamin D can reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections and reduce inflammation. Many of the body’s organs and tissues have receptors for vitamin D, which suggest important roles beyond bone health, and scientists are actively investigating other possible functions.
Rickets
Main targeted group: Children
The softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency
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Vitamin D is also considered in the treatment of benign tumours such as uterine fibroids, derived from smooth muscle cells of the uterus.