lauri drager kaplan university the importance of vitamin d the ins and outs of vitamin d
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Lauri Drager
Kaplan University
The Importance of Vitamin D
The Ins and Outs of Vitamin D
What is Vitamin D???Sunlight
Supplements
Food
What Does Vitamin D Do?
Strong, Healthy Bones
Muscle Function
Cardiovascular Health
Deficient in Vitamin D?
Rickets
Osteomalacia
Cancer
Asthma
Type II Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Depression
Alzheimers
Autoimmune Disorders
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The Sun & Vitamin D
Time of Day
Where You live
Color of Your Skin
Amount of Exposed Skin
The Sun & Vitamin D
Time of Day
Where You live
Skin TypeDifferent Skin Type Table
Skin Type
Skin Color Skin Characteristics
I White; very fair; red or blond hair; blue eyes, freckles
Always burns, never tans
II White: fair; red or blond hair; blue, hazel or green eyes
Usually burns, tans with difficulty
III Cream white; fair; with any eye or hair color; very common
Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans
IV Brown; typical Mediterranean Caucasian skins
Rarely burns, tans with ease
V Dark brown; mid-eastern skin types
Very rarely burns, tans very easily
VI Black Never burns, tans very easily
(“How do I get Vitamin D, n.d.”).
SupplementsRecommended Daily Intake
Vitamin D Council
Endocrine Society
Food and Nutrition Board
Infants 1,0000 IU/Day 400-1,000 IU/Day
400 IU/Day
Children 1,000 IU/day per 25 lbs of body weight
600-1,000 IU/Day
600 IU/Day
Adults 5,000 IU/Day 1,500 – 2,000 IU/Day
600 IU/Day, 800 IU/Day for seniors
(“How do I get Vitamin D” n.d.)
Who Should Not Take Vitamin D Supplements
Those with Medical Condition such as:• Primary Hyperparathyroidism• Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma• Granulomatous Disease• Kidney Stones• Kidney, Liver or Hormonal Disease• High blood calcium levels
References
What is vitamin D and how does it work? (n.d.) Retrieved August 24, 2014 from http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/what-is-vitamin-d/#
How do I get the vitamin D my body needs? (n.d.) Retrieved August 24, 2014 from http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/how-do-i-get-the-vitamin-d-my-body-needs/