Supports bone health
What Is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a substance that our bodies make when exposed to sunlight.
It is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be stored by our body in fat tissues.
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a substance that our bodies make when exposed to sunlight.
It is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be stored by our body in fat tissues.
Supports bone health
Required for muscle strength
Important for immune system functioning
Reduces the risk of pregnancy complications1
Vitamin D is necessary for strong bones and muscles. Vitamin D helps with calcium absorption in small intestine which is essential for bone and muscle health. If Vitamin D is lacking, only 10-15% if dietary calcium is absorbed. In the vitamin D–sufficient state, the intestinal calcium absorption increases to 30% to 40%2.
Vitamin D plays a critical role in promoting immune responses as it affects the immune cell’s ability to fight infection. Vitamin D also modulates the immune system by reducing the risk of it attacking the body’s own tissues (e.g. in autoimmune disease)3.
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may improve fetal growth and reduce the risks for low birth weight, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and gestational diabetes4.
Age group | Vitamin D (mcg/day) |
|---|---|
1-<7 years | 10 |
7 years onwards and adults | 2.5 |
Pregnant Woman | 10 |
Lactating Woman | 10 |
NOTE: 1 microgram (mcg) of vitamin D equals to 40 IU of vitamin D
Sunlight
Fatty fish, seafood, mushroom, egg yolk
Vitamin D supplements, fortified milk and oral nutritional supplements
According to the recent SHIELD study conducted in Singapore among 811 older adults, 52% had vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency5.
References:
1 KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. https://www.kkh.com.sg/news/patient-care/kkh-researchers-study-links-between-bmi-and-vitamin-d-in-pregnancy. Assessed October 28, 2022
2 Khazai N et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2008 Apr;10(2):110-7.
3 Hahn J et al. BMJ 2022; 376 :e066452
4 Palacios C et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD008873. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008873.pub4. Accessed on October 28, 2022.
5 Singapore Health Promotion Board https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/192/recommended_dietary_allowances Assessed on October 28, 2022
6 Cheong M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 29;12(11):3329.
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