Are you suffering from deficiency of Vitamin D?

If you feel exhausted all the time and experience soreness in the muscles, you could be suffering from deficiency of Vitamin D.

Vitamin D  is required by the body to maintain a healthy amount of calcium and phosphate in the body.It also promotes growth and remodeling of the bones.Vitamin D is needed for proper functioning of neuromuscular tissues. It is also needed for maintaining a healthy immune system and healthy growth of hair follicles. Deficiency of Vitamin D can cause rickets in infants.

Importance of Vitamin D

·         Deficiency of Vitamin D hampers the absorption of calcium in the intestines and the body, thus making intake of calcium supplements useless.

·         Usage of sunscreen lotions blocks the body’s ability to produce vitamin D by a great extent.

·          Natural sunlight helps the body greatly in producing vitamin D. However, it cannot penetrate through glass.Thus it becomes essential for you to expose yourself to sun’s rays in the open for a few minutes everyday

Who are at risk?

·         People with dark skin

·         Aged and housebound people

·         Babies of mothers having Vitamin D deficiency

·         People who keep themselves covered constantly.

Symptoms and Signs of Vitamin D deficiency

·         Slow growth in children

·         Delayed tooth formation

·         Dental problems

·         Tingling sensations

·         Weakness

·         Muscle cramps

·         Pain in the bones

·         Deformities in the spine and bones.

·         Stooping/ Bad Posture

·          Loss of height

Kharghar Medicity Hospital is a multispecialty hospital in Kharghar. It has the best facilities and caters to all emergency cases. It has a team of qualified and experienced surgeons and also a well trained nursing staff.