Signs and Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency
Deficiency in Vitamin D (Calciferol) can lead to rickets on children or osteomalacia on adults. Deformity of, and problems with, bones, caused by the lack of Vitamin D (Calciferol) in the diet or lack of sun exposure. Vitamin D is found in foods such as sardines, herring, cod liver oil, butter, milk and margarine and is produced in the skin when it is expose to ultraviolet in sunlight.
Vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium from the diet.
Signs and Symptoms in children (Rickets)
- Bone deformity or problems, including the skull, joints suck as the ankle and wrist, and the cartilage in the chest.
- Misshapen bones in the leg, making the individual bowlegged.
- May be curvature of the spine and back pain
- Hunched or stooped posture
Signs and Symptoms in adults (osteomalacia)
- Dull, aching pain usually felt in bones, with associated tenderness especially in back and leg
- Muscle weakness and pain
- Bones may break or fracture more easily
- May be shortening in stature due to the spine being compressed (vertebral fracture)
- osteoporosis with fractures
Sufficient Vitamin D in the diet will prevent this condition from developing. It is possible to take too much Vitamin D, probably through supplements, and this will cause health problems.
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July 25th, 2011 - 18:42
Yes..it became helpful for me as i’m deficient of vit d3..for me the vit d3 level is 2.53ng/m only.