Vitamin D

• Vitamin D

  
  

  • We get vitamin D from fish liver oils and fatty fish like tuna and salmon.
  • We can also get vitamin D from being in sunlight.
  • Vitamin D aids mineral absorption, including calcium absorption. Our bodies need calcium to develop healthy teeth and bones.
• Excess and too little vitamin D

  
  

  • If we take in too much vitamin D, our bodies may absorb too much calcium. Excess calcium can cause damage to our kidneys.
  • Bone diseases, such as osteomalacia (soft bones), osteoporosis (brittle bones) and rickets, can arise from the body getting too little vitamin D.
  • According to the NHS, the average person should have a daily dose of 0.01mg.
• Vitamin D aids mineral absorption, including calcium absorption. Our bodies need calcium to develop healthy teeth and bones.
• Too little vitamin D

  
  

  • Bone diseases, such as osteomalacia (soft bones), osteoporosis (brittle bones) and rickets, can arise from the body getting too little vitamin D.
• Too much vitamin D

  
  

  • If we take in too much vitamin D, our bodies may absorb too much calcium. Excess calcium can cause damage to our kidneys.
• functions of vitamin D?

  Helps the body absorb calcium, helps calcium to be laid down in bones and teeth for strength
• Main sources of vitamin D?

  Sunlight on skin; oily fish, meat, eggs, butter, vegetable fat spread, fortified breakfast cereals
• deficiency of vitamin D?

  bones weaken and bend (rivets in children, osteomalacia in adults)