By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor01.20.23
Half of dietary supplement users have taken vitamin D in the past year thanks to recognition for its role in a plethora of human health issues. Compared to most other nutrients, adequate intake levels of vitamin D are typically rare in the Western diet.
Certain types of people are more prone to vitamin D deficiency for a number of reasons. Obesity, insufficient exposure to sunlight, old age, higher skin concentrations of melanin, and a host of medical conditions can all affect the likelihood that someone becomes vitamin D deficient.
While data is lacking from many countries, it is estimated that 1 billion people globally have a deficiency in vitamin D, and approximately 50% of the population is thought to have a suboptimal vitamin D intake. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2005-2006 suggested that nearly half of the U.S. population (42%) had a deficiency in vitamin D.1
Vitamin D has a primary function of bone mineralization through increasing the uptake of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous in the intestine. Beyond the fact that vitamin
Certain types of people are more prone to vitamin D deficiency for a number of reasons. Obesity, insufficient exposure to sunlight, old age, higher skin concentrations of melanin, and a host of medical conditions can all affect the likelihood that someone becomes vitamin D deficient.
While data is lacking from many countries, it is estimated that 1 billion people globally have a deficiency in vitamin D, and approximately 50% of the population is thought to have a suboptimal vitamin D intake. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2005-2006 suggested that nearly half of the U.S. population (42%) had a deficiency in vitamin D.1
Vitamin D has a primary function of bone mineralization through increasing the uptake of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous in the intestine. Beyond the fact that vitamin
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