The Sunshine Hormone (Vitamin D), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis of Deficiency, Treatment And Related Conditions【電子書籍】[ Kenneth Kee ]

   

<p>Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin hormone which increases the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorous jointly with parathyroid glands.<br />People who are exposed to normal amounts of sunlight do not require vitamin D supplements because sunlight provides adequate vitamin D synthesis in the skin.<br />Vitamin D is an active hormone produced by the kidneys that assists to manage the concentration of calcium in the blood and is very important for the formation of strong bones.<br />Vitamin D is in reality a hormone rather than a vitamin.<br />The body makes a large amount of the vitamin D it requires; only about 10% comes from the food.<br />The action of sunlight on the skin manufactures an inert substance called cholecalciferol, which is transformed by the liver to the inert calcidiol in seven days.<br />Calcidiol is regarded as a good indicator of vitamin D levels and is the form that is normally measured by doctors.<br />This is later transformed in the kidneys by the enzyme 1α-hydroxylase to calcitriol, a secosteroid hormone that is the active form of vitamin D.<br />It can also be transformed into 24-hydroxycalcidiol in the kidneys through 24-hydroxylation.<br />The active form of vitamin D is manufactured primarily by the kidneys, but there are also a number of other tissues in the body that activate vitamin D.<br />Excess cholecalciferol and calcidiol produced during the summer are stored in the body fat for use during the winter.<br />Vitamin D alters the action of bone cells and is essential for the development of new bone in children and adults.<br />It also controls the calcium levels in the blood by helping the body to take in calcium from food and by avoiding calcium loss from the kidneys.<br />In recent times, the role of vitamin D as a strong controller of other functions throughout the body has been recognized.<br />There are 5 types of vitamin D: D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5.<br />The two forms that seem to matter to humans the most are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol).<br />Vitamin D for humans is obtained from<br />1. Sun exposure,<br />2. Food especially mushrooms, fish such as tuna, sardines, cod liver oil, eggs, and dairy products.<br />It is biologically inert and has to go through 2 hydroxylation reactions to become active in the body.<br />Vitamin D is essential for:<br />a. Skeletal integrity and the avoidance of:<br />b. Rickets,<br />c. Osteomalacia (loss of bone mineralization) and<br />d. Osteoporosis.<br />Vitamin D Deficiency is a medical disorder caused by the deficiency of the human of Vitamin D as a result of insufficient dietary intake or impaired absorption.<br />Insufficient vitamin D from sun exposure or dietary intake results in deficiency states.<br />Severe vitamin D deficiency has serious results for bone health presenting as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.<br />Vitamin D Deficiency treatment is the avoidance of bone fractures by reducing bone loss and by raising bone density and strength.<br />The treatment of vitamin D deficiency is with Vitamin D supplements, fortified food and sun light exposure.<br />The treatment of vitamin D insufficiency can reduce the danger of hip and non-vertebral fractures.</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENT<br />Introduction<br />Chapter 1 Vitamin D (Calciferol)<br />Chapter 2 Cause of Deficiency<br />Chapter 3 Symptoms<br />Chapter 4 Diagnosis<br />Chapter 5 Treatment<br />Chapter 6 Prognosis<br />Chapter 7 Rickets<br />Chapter 8 Osteomalacia<br />Epilogue</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。

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