Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms

Is Osteoporosis a Sign of Insufficient Vitamin D?

Rickets is a bone deformity in children. This is Vitamin D deficiency symptoms.This phenomenon is often encountered in poorer countries. Where is the economic life of these countries are still very far from what is expected. It is also common in developed countries. However, it is not too difficult to overcome given the tools and technologies that support the economic living standards that have been stable among the people who live in developed countries in general.

Vitamin D deficiency symptoms is generally encountered in the elderly. In the United States for example, 60% of nursing home residents and 57% of patients have been treated in the indication of having  vitamin D deficiency symptoms.

Other studies also mentioned that the vitamin D deficiency symptoms was found not only can happen to parents only. However, these symptoms can also occur in adults. This was proven by the discovery of the Boston research showing that some of the adults experienced symptoms of deficiency of vitamin D.

The most terrifying symptoms caused by vitamin D deficiency is such a feeling of burning mouth and throat, feeling nervous, sweating on the scalp, diarrhea, insomnia, nearsightedness, and others. This is precisely seen in developed countries are generally still living in your community or osteomalcia rickets patients.

RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA

Rickets is a disease arising in childhood are the mark with impaired growth and bone defect (crooked leg). In Western countries, around the year 1900, the children discover that many young people have this disease. However, the disease in Exterminate almost entirely after the know that the cause of the disease because of deficiencies in vitamin D. In the 1930s in the United States, the government announced a fortress of milk, which is asking people to consume the milk in order to avoid vitamin D deficiency in the body. This was proven effective in reducing the occurrence of cases of rickets disease. Cod liver oil consumption was also able to help reduce the symptoms of rickets. Infants born prematurely also have a high possibility for this disease. Lack of breast milk intake in infants was also very high risk.

OSTEOPOROSIS

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by reduced bone mineral density and risk of fractures. Osteoporosis is a major threat for 44 million people around the United States. In the United States, an estimated 10 million people have osteoporosis and another 34 people have low bone mass. Lack of vitamin D contribute to the occurrence of osteoporosis.

Chronic diseases

Vimtamin D deficiency can also cause chronic disease that is very dangerous, for example:

• High blood pressure
• Tuberculosis
• Cancer
• Periodontal disease pain
• Cognitive impairment