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Employee Health & Wellness Center |
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Helping U Stay Healthy |
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Should You Take Vitamin D? |
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Vitamin D deficiency has been found to affect approximately 30-50% of the population. For some time now, it has been known that vitamin D is important in facilitating calcium absorption in the body to promote bone health, but more recently, it has been discovered that vitamin D may play a larger role in your overall health and well being. Current studies are looking at the link between vitamin d deficiency and increases in: depressive symptoms, fibromyalgia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes among other chronic diseases. The National Osteoporosis Foundation currently recommends that adults <50 years old get 400-800IU vitamin D daily and adults >50 years old get 800-1000IU daily. There are three ways to get vitamin D: food, sunlight, and vitamin supplementation. Vitamin D is found naturally in very few foods, so it can be hard to get all the vitamin D you need through food intake. Foods containing vitamin D are fatty fish (such as mackerel, salmon, or tuna), egg yolks & liver, as well as products that have supplemented vitamin d such as some milks, orange juices and cereals. Vitamin D is also produced in the skin when exposed to UVB rays, which can be very limited during Minnesota winters. Many people take vitamin supplements containing D in order to reach the recommended daily intake. To read more on current studies & vitamin D follow links below. |
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Employee Health & Wellness Center
103 Kirby Student Center 1120 Kirby Drive Duluth, MN 55812-3085
218-726-6750 |
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