Medical research and studies carried out by Western hospitals continue to inform us every day of discoveries that may contribute to preserving human health, and ward off the specter of premature death or infection with extremely dangerous infectious diseases.
In a new study, the site “they alert” The Australian is at risk of deficiency in one of the essential vitamins for the human body, which is vitamin D, whose deficiency can cause early death, and the ease of obtaining it prevents many diseases.
And between the site according to a study published in a medical journal claims “Annals of Internal Medicine” The higher the vitamin D deficiency, the greater the risk of death, because it is an important nutrient that helps maintain healthy bones and muscles.
Professor Josh Sutherland was quoted as saying that although vitamin D is associated with mortality, it is difficult to determine the causal effects, as acute deficiency can affect those with health weaknesses and the elderly, and low levels are associated with diseases. Respiratory system.
Sutherland added that they used a new genetic method through which they were able to provide strong evidence of the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and premature death, adding that low levels of less than 25 nanomol / liter expose one to death faster than others who have a high level of the vitamin inside the body.
For her part, senior researcher and director of the Australian Center for Health, Elena Heuben, said: There is a need to create effective strategies that can help reduce the risk of premature death associated with low levels of vitamin D through prevention, and it is very important that the weak and the elderly maintain adequate levels of it throughout the year.
Causes of vitamin D deficiency
And about the deficiency of this vitamin, a medical journal showed that the reason is due to several things, including “lack of exposure to sunlight well and its lack of sufficient quantity in food, in addition to the presence of genetic problems that prevent its work in the body and reduce its production.”
A deficiency in the vitamin can lead to muscle aches, developmental delays, breathing difficulties, delayed walking, swollen joints, dental problems, and sometimes epileptic seizures or irritability.
Vitamin D is abundant in fish, eggs, milk, ghee and nuts. Cooking oils also contain a large amount of it in addition to orange juice. Calcium supplements with vitamin D can also be used to help the bones.
