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You have heard about the important role of vitamin D Strong bones and teethBut it plays many other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your intestine.
as part of our research But A dietary fiber complement Affects mass of bone in children and adolescents, Meta-bone testWe are also studying Intestinal health,
For this study, we recruited 213 children and adolescents from South Florida, mainly Hispanics, although some were black. Before starting to take the fiber supplement, we measured their vitamin D levels to ensure that they have sufficient amounts. Surprisingly, we found that 68% of these children Subptimal was the level of vitamin D.
There is a region with South Florida A lot of sunlight throughout the yearIt was both shocking and related. While vitamin D can be obtained from foods, most people in the US mainly get this vitamin. Skin contact for sunlightTo experience the youth or to experience puberty – the duration of intensive physical changes, Rapid change in bone mass – Vitamin D deficiency can cause many health issues.
Relationship between vitamin D and health
Vitamin D is involved in so many physical functions because vitamin D is receptors In different organsThese receptors act like docking stations for vitamin D to tie and trigger various effects in the skin, intestine, bone, parathyroid gland, immune system and pancreas.
vitamin D Controls calcium levels In the body, which is not only important for the formation and maintaining bone mass, but also the basic functioning of the nervous system.
Vitamin D also stimulates cell differentiationA process in which cells become special to complete specific functions. It is also necessary Insulin secretion To control blood sugar levels, Blood pressure regulation, Muscle repair and regeneration, immune function And Nutritious absorptionBetween many other functions.
Vitamin D and intestine health
Vitamin D receptors in your intestine Improve calcium absorption And Strengthen your intestinal obstruction,
Intestinal obstruction There is a layered wall that allows your intestine to absorb nutrients and keep harmful bacteria out. This wall is made of intestinal cells and proteins tight junctions These cells act like bricks sealing together. Tight junctions play an important role in maintaining the structure of your intestinal obstruction.
Vitamin D receptors help your intestine Produce tight junctions To maintain your intestinal obstruction. Research shows that vitamin D deficiency Reduces receptors’ production Binds nutrients, later reduces the seal of the intestinal wall. This weakening of intestinal obstruction may allow To pass into the blood from the intestineIs causing inflammation. Intestinal obstruction is disintegration Is associated with many diseasesLiver disease, type 1 diabetes, obesity and gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.
After finding out that our meta-bone test had the level of sub-vitamin D in so many participants, we were interested in understanding how this nutrient could affect their intestine health. For this, we also measured the strength of their intestinal obstruction and added it to the level of their vitamin D in the blood.
We found that in children with sub -vitamin D levels A More risk of damaging their intestines Compared to children with optimal vitamin D levels. This discovery suggests that even in healthy children, the sub -level levels of vitamin D can compromise the intestine and potentially increase the risk of growth of chronic diseases at a young age.
Getting enough vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent We and around the worldRoughly speaking 15.4% children and teenagers In 2017, there was a shortage of vitamin D in the US. While vitamin D deficiency has decreased slightly over time in the general US population, it remains. High between teenChildren with dark skin especially.
How can you ensure that you are getting this important nutrients?
Only a few foods Naturally vitamin DFor example, vitamin D is naturally found in fatty fish – such as trout, salmon, cod and tuna – egg yolk and mushrooms. Vitamin D can also be found in many Strong foodsSuch as dairy products such as milk and cheese, plant-based milk, breakfast grains, some orange juice brand and baby formula. Diet supplements are also good sources of vitamin D.
For most people in America, Suraj’s performance is his Main source of vitamin DHowever, how much sun risk you need depends on many factors, such as Melanin content of your skinMelanin is an pigment that protects your skin from ultraviolet radiation. People with more melanin – and therefore dark skin – produces less vitamin D than sun exposure compared to people with low melanin and thus requiring prolonged sun exposure to meet minimal requirements.
Since excessive ultraviolet radiation is associated with skin cancerPhysicians usually recommend you to meet your vitamin D requirements through foods and beverages. For healthy children and adults, Vitamin D recommended diet allowance There is 600 IU, which has an age-based upper range of more than 1,000 to 4,000. You can usually complete it through one Healthy diet Which includes various types of whole and unpartaged foods.
Researchers continued to highlight the widespread benefits of vitamin D in the body, supporting their unavoidable role in nutrition and health. For growing children and adolescents, enough vitamin D is important for healthy development.
(Author: Jacqueline hernandezAssistant Professor of Dietary Sciences and Nutrition, Florida International University And Christina pulsiosProfessor and President of Dietics and Nutrition, Florida International University,
(Disclaimer statement: Jacqueline Hernandez received funding from National Institute of Health and National Dairy Council
Christina Palasios received funding from National Institute of Health, World Health Organization and National Dairy Council)
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