Health benefits of Vitamin D

Dr. Vandana

MD - Pathology · General Physician ·

Benefits of Vitamin D

Also known as sunshine vitamin, this vitamin is important for the body to absorb phosphorous and calcium. It also helps maintain the teeth and bone health. The body creates vitamin d with sun exposure or through food consumption. While exposure to the sun is most important source of vitamin d, one needs to be careful that the exposure isn't much as over exposure can cause other health problems. Overall, vitamin d does a bunch of great things for the body and makes it the sexiest vitamin around. Let's know few of the benefits:

1. Vitamin d supports cardiovascular health along with supporting lung function.

2. Diabetics require a good dose of vitamin d as it helps manage it and also balances insulin levels.

3. Vitamin d is also good for bones and teeth. This happens by the regulation of phosphorous and calcium in the body.

4. Vitamin d deficiency causes infertility, bacterial vaginosis, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia etc in women and the baby has impaired growth, low birth weight, low bone density, skeletal malformation and even seizures.

5. Adequate vitamin d also helps in increasing fertility by avoiding pcos and prevents breast cancer by decreasing the cancer cell growth.

6. Vitamin d is also used for skin problems like psoriasis, vitiligo, scleroderma, etc.

7. Overall health of a person also benefits from vitamin d as it prevents autoimmune diseases and boosts the immune system. It also supports against infections and influenza.