| D3 is a fat soluble vitamin and excess amounts can | | | | vitamin D. |
| be stored in the body's soft tissue. There are two | | | | Vitamin D3 prevents/treats rickets, post menopausal |
| forms of the D vitamin: ergo calciferol and it is found | | | | osteoporosis. It also prevents falls and fractures in |
| in fortified milk, herring, mackerel, tuna, sardines, | | | | those at risk for osteoporosis, corticosteroid induced |
| eggs, cereals and baked goods. The second form is | | | | osteoporosis, and osteomalacia. The vitamin also |
| cholecalciferol that is produced by the body when it | | | | treats hypoglycemia, bone disorders, psoriasis, |
| is in the sun. The best source of vitamin D3 is the | | | | squamous cell cancers, vitiligo, and scleroderma. |
| sunlight. | | | | Multiple Sclerosis can be treated and the vitamin |
| The typical supplemental dose is no more than 600 | | | | prevents the development of Type 1 diabetes. |
| IU (international units) unless approved by a physician. | | | | Vitamin D3 Deficiencies |
| Benefits Of Vitamin D3 | | | | Deficiencies of D3 in children are indicated by the |
| Vitamin D promotes healthy teeth and bones in kids. | | | | presence of rickets, a disease that deforms the |
| It also promotes calcium absorption, bone mass, | | | | bones and teeth. In adults, deficiencies are indicated |
| building, the prevention of bone loss, and it protects | | | | by the presence of osteomalacia, osteoporosis, type |
| against muscle weakness. It lowers the risk of colon, | | | | 1 diabetes, muscle and bone pain, as well as certain |
| breast, and prostate cancers. Immune system | | | | cancers. An overdose can lead to birth defects, |
| functioning is improved, auto immune diseases can be | | | | coma, and even death. |
| prevented, and rheumatoid arthritis is improved with | | | | |