besides being pale and having weak bones...
2007-08-19 18:42:05 · 6 answers · asked by Me 7 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Bone pain, proximal muscle weakness, chronic muscle pains ('fibromyalgia is often undiagnosed vitamin D deficiency), ataxia and/or frequent falls. Vitamin D deficiency is now at epidemic levels. Acute symptoms of deficiency are fairly rare because deficiency has to be fairly severe before acute symptoms develop. Acute, severe deficiency leads to rickets/osteomalacia.
Chronic problems associated with vitamin D deficiency include: osteoporosis, increased risk for certain cancers, increased risk for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, impaired immune function, impaired central nervous system function, and impaired muscular functions.
2007-08-19 18:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Doctor J covered it.
There's also been a recent call to drastically increase the Vitamin D RDA due to some alarming studies showing how little we're getting currently.
http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Call-For-Vitamin-D-Fortification&id=622989
Also, the NIH put out this news release discussing the huge gap in knowledge we have when it comes to Vitamin D.
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2007/od-17.htm
2007-08-19 19:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by David S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The biggest sign I have seen besides bone pain is depression. D3 is really good for that. Hope this helps!
2007-08-23 14:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by ` 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, nothing at all to do with it. if you spend 20 minutes outside every day you won't get it, assuming you don't wear a burqa.
2016-05-17 21:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's a good site to know about:
http://www.acu-cell.com
2007-08-19 21:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by The Instigator 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
check this out!
http://www.freewebs.com/ehealthshop/
2007-08-19 23:55:14 · answer #6 · answered by Shopping's Corner 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋