What Are The Signs Of Vitamin D Deficiency?

What are the signs of Vitamin D deficiency? Some of the signs of Vitamin D deficiency are anxiety, fatigue, bone pain, slower wound healing, etc. Vitamin D deficiency is when your blood levels are below 20 ng/mL. Studies show that most adults should receive at least 1500 to 2000 international units, IUs of Vitamin D daily.

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Vitamin D deficiency is quite common in this country. In fact, research studies show about 42% of adults in the United States have a common Vitamin D deficiency.

Research studies show that Vitamin D deficiency causes fatigue and here are some of what the studies say below.

• A 2019 research study showed that 480 older adults were linked to Vitamin D deficiency with fatigue symptoms.
• A 2015 research study found that a connection with female nurses that are tired being associated with low levels of Vitamin D.
• A 2020 research study found in 39 children showed that had low Vitamin D levels was linked to poor sleep quality, shorter sleep duration and delayed sleep.

There are about 81 research studies that have shown that people with arthritis and muscle pain had lower levels of Vitamin D than people without these health conditions.

Some of the best ways to treat Vitamin D deficiency are through injections, supplements, and food.

Some good healthy Vitamin D foods to eat are fatty fish, yogurt, egg yolks, fortified cereals, fortified milk, and juices, etc.

Independent of foods, supplements, and injections you can still go outside and expose your body to sunlight for about 30 minutes to get your Vitamin D fix.

 And sunlight helps your body to produce Vitamin D internally. 30 minutes a day through sun exposure is all you would need to get your Vitamin D consumption.

The Bottom Line is the signs of Vitamin D deficiency is anxiety, fatigue, bone pain, slower wound healing, etc.

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