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Vitamin D |
| Definitions |
<p><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/vitamins.html">Vitamins</a> are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin D helps your body absorb <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/calcium.html">calcium</a>. Calcium is one of the main building blocks of bone. <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/vitaminddeficiency.html">A lack of vitamin D</a> can lead to bone diseases such as <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/osteoporosis.html">osteoporosis</a> or <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/rickets.html">rickets</a>. Vitamin D also has a role in your nerve, muscle, and immune systems.</p> <p>You can get vitamin D in three ways: through your skin, from your diet, and from supplements. Your body forms vitamin D naturally after exposure to sunlight. However, too much sun exposure can lead to skin aging and skin cancer. So many people try to get their vitamin D from other sources.</p> <p>Vitamin D-rich foods include egg yolks, saltwater fish, and liver. Some other foods, like milk and cereal, often have added vitamin D. </p> <p>You can also take vitamin D supplements. Check with your health care provider to see how much you should take. People who might need extra vitamin D include:</p><ul> <li>Older adults</li> <li>Breastfed infants</li> <li>People with dark skin</li> <li>People with certain conditions, such as liver diseases, cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease</li> <li>People who have obesity or have had gastric bypass surgery</li> </ul> <p class="">NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements</p> |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0042866 |
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C0042866 |
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03/08/2010 |
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Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. Calcium is one of the main building blocks of bone. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone diseases such as osteoporosis or rickets. Vitamin D also has a role in your nerve, muscle, and immune systems. You can get vitamin D in three ways: through your skin, from your diet, and from supplements. Your body forms vitamin D naturally after exposure to sunlight. However, too much sun exposure can lead to skin aging and skin cancer. So many people try to get their vitamin D from other sources. Vitamin D-rich foods include egg yolks, saltwater fish, and liver. Some other foods, like milk and cereal, often have added vitamin D. You can also take vitamin D supplements. Check with your health care provider to see how much you should take. People who might need extra vitamin D include:
NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements |
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Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) https://medlineplus.gov/languages/vitamind.html#Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/vitamind.html Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/languages/vitamind.html#Spanish |
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NIH Office of Dietary Supplements https://ods.od.nih.gov/ |
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C0042866 |
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Vitamin D |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0042870 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0042890 |
| Scope Statement |
Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. You can get Vitamin D in three ways: through your skin, from your diet, and from supplements.https://medlineplus.gov/vitamind.html |
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