Depending on how exactly vitamin D enters the human body, there are five types: D₁, D₂, D₃, D₄, D₅, of which only two are used in supplements – D₃ (cholecalciferol), which is synthesized under the influence of sunlight or comes from some foods, as well as D₂ (ergocalciferol), which is found in a number of species of fungi and plants.
Among people far from medicine, there is an opinion that a person who is often in the sun or regularly takes sunbathing will never lack vitamin D. However, Tagui Avetova I’m sure this statement is wrong.
“Even those people who live in hot, sunny countries often have a deficiency of vitamin D. After all, in order to get the right amount of vitamin D, you need to open a large area of the body. Just revealing your hands and face is not enough. Often people cannot do this, and at some times it is even dangerous,” – said the specialist.
Even those people who live in hot, sunny countries often have vitamin D deficiency
She also explained that in any case it will not be possible to provide the entire body with the required amount of vitamin D only through the skin, since the skin itself also needs this vitamin. Therefore, everything that is formed on the skin under the rays of the sun will go to the own needs of the largest organ of our body.
Tagui Avetova recommended, to compensate for vitamin D deficiency, first of all, review the diet by adding foods high in this substance:
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fatty fish and its caviar, as well as seafood;
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dairy products, including butter;
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meat and liver;
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mushrooms;
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whole chicken eggs or just the yolks.
The doctor also advised, if necessary, to start taking vitamin D in the form of a dietary supplement (BAA).
Source: Rosbalt
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