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Women's Daily Dose of Vitamin D
A recent article published
by Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson ScD. (an assistant professor of
epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts) in the
Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who had
about four servings a day of products containing Vitamin D and
calcium were 40% less likely to experience such PMS symptoms as
anxiety, depression, headaches and cramps.
Vitamin D
may also play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the
following health conditions:
What is the function of
Vitamin D?
Vitamin D works to maintain
proper levels of calcium in the blood.
Where can I find Vitamin
D?
Concentrated food sources of
Vitamin D include salmon, fortified milk, shrimp, cod and eggs.
Vitamin D is manufactured
in the skin right after direct exposure to sunlight. Sunlight
exposure to the hands, face and arms for as little as 5-15
minutes, 2-3 times per week is helpful to produce Vitamin D.
End Note:
Pregnant
women and nursing mothers should avoid Vitamin D supplemental
intakes greater than U.S. RDA amounts of the vitamin unless
higher amounts are prescribed by their physicians. The U.S. RDA
for Vitamin D is 400 IU or 10 micrograms daily.
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