Benefits of Sunlight Containing Vitamin D
TENOLOOGI69 - Sunlight contains vitamin D which plays an important role in maintaining a healthy body, especially bones. More precisely, sun exposure is needed by the body to form vitamin D naturally.
When the skin is exposed to direct sunlight, the body will produce vitamin D by burning the cholesterol in the skin cells. This is why exposure to the right amount of sunlight is considered very important for maintaining vitamin D levels in the body.
Apart from sunlight, you can also get vitamin D from certain foods, such as fish, eggs, and milk, and processed products ( cheese and yogurt). Vitamin D can also be obtained from vitamin D supplements and fish oil.
Judging the Benefits of Sunlight
Sufficient sunlight can stimulate natural vitamin D production in the body. This fat-soluble vitamin contained in sunlight has many functions, including:
- Helps absorption of calcium and phosphorus
- Helps the growth and development of bones and teeth
- Maintain healthy muscles
- Improve mood and prevent depression
- Maintain heart health
- Make the immune system work normally
Diseases list a kit Lack of Vitamin D
Sunlight contains vitamins needed by the body. If you lack sunlight, your body will have difficulty producing vitamin D. As a result, various health problems will come your way.
Some diseases that can arise due to vitamin D deficiency are:
1. Arthritis (inflammation of the joints)
According to research, vitamin D deficiency is common in people with arthritis or arthritis. One of the risk factors for developing this disease is the long-term use of corticosteroid drugs. O bat can reduce the levels of vitamin D and calcium in the body, thus making the bones and joints weak.
2. Bone disease
Vitamin D is useful for helping the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body. These two minerals play an important role in maintaining the health and strength of your bones. If you don't get enough vitamin D, the following bone diseases can happen to you:
- Osteoporosis, which is reduced or lost bone density and strength. This disease makes bones weak, thin, painful, or aching, and prone to fractures.
- Osteomalacia, which is a condition in which the bones become soft. This disease can cause pain in the lower back, pelvis, hips, legs, and ribs. The pain can be severe after activity or at night.
3. Respiratory disorders
Vitamin D plays an important role in keeping the immune system strong against viruses and bacteria that cause disease and infection. If your body is deficient in vitamin D, you can be prone to infections that attack the respiratory tract, such as flu and pneumonia.
4. Heart disease
Several medical studies so far have shown that people who are deficient in vitamin D are more prone to developing heart disease and hypertension. This is thought to be because low levels of vitamin D in the body can make a person more susceptible to inflammation that can damage blood vessels.
Besides, vitamin D deficiency can also increase renin levels, a substance that plays a role in raising blood pressure.
Because sunlight plays an important role in providing vitamin D, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that your skin is exposed to the sun for about 5-15 minutes 2-3 times a week. However, sunbathing from 10:00 to 16:00 is not recommended, because the skin will be more prone to burning.
Come on, take care of bone health from now on. Start by soaking up the sunshine vitamin in the morning, and eating foods high in vitamin D.
You are also advised to do a bone density test if you have shrunk your height, have had a fracture, take long-term corticosteroid drugs, have hormonal problems, and have received spinal cord or organ transplantation.
To find out if your body is getting enough vitamin D, don't hesitate to consult a nutritionist.
