Food sources of Vitamin D3
Vitamin D3 serves a number of functions in the human body. It helps the body absorb calcium, and this helps to maintain strong and healthy bones. Vitamin D3 helps bones mend and heal after injury. It can help reduce inflammation in the body.
Studies reported that vitamin D3 prevent high blood pressure as well as some types of cancer.
Regular shortage of Vitamin D3 can lead to the development of certain diseases. People who have not enough vitamin D3 in her blood may develop rickets, a disease that causes bones to become deformed.
Unlike other nutrients, vitamin D3 is not found in a large number of foods.
And for the most part, vitamin D is present in unfortified foods in only very small and variable quantities.
The vitamin D that occurs naturally in unfortified foods is generally derived from animal products. Salt-water fish such as herring, salmon, and sardines contain substantial amounts of vitamin D, and fish-liver oils are extremely rich food sources of Vitamin D3.
However, eggs, veal, beef, unfortified milk, and butter supply only small quantities of the vitamin.
Plants are extremely poor sources of vitamin D; fruits and nuts contain no vitamin D; and vegetable oils contain only negligible amounts of the provitamin.
As a consequence, in the United States, dietary requirements for vitamin D can only be met by the fortification of suitable foods which are rich sources of Vitamin D3.
It include milk, both fresh and evaporated; margarine and butter; cereals; and chocolate mixes.
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