Tribunnews.com Reporter, Aisyah Nursyamsi
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Since the Covid-19 pandemic, our society has begun to understand the importance of vitamin D.
In addition to being useful for bones, this vitamin also functions to accelerate healing Covid-19 patient.
But other than that, it turns out vitamin D rich in benefits. This was revealed by Dr. Santi from the Kompas Gramedia Medical Center.
“It functions to carry or increase the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the digestive tract. Besides that, it can maintain healthy nerves, muscles, brain, and help regulate insulin,” he said on the Sonora FM YouTube channel, Friday (4/3/2022).
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Hence consumption vitamin D highly recommended. To get this vitamin, can be through food consumed daily. Or it could be in the form of sun exposure.
Or through supplements vitamin D. According to Dr. Santi, it doesn’t matter where the source comes from. What’s important is the need vitamin D for the body can be met.
Dr Santi also reminded the body of the impact if it lacks vitamin D in the long term. The body will have problems with weak bones, break easily, brittle, and thin.
“Because it works to increase the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood. If the calcium level, then the blood will withdraw from food. If not, calcium will attract bones and teeth to be brought into the blood,” said Dr. Santi.
As a result, a person is prone to bone fragility or osteoporosis.
Not many realize that the function vitamin D keep calcium in the blood stable. Therefore, high doses of calcium are needed along with vitamin K.
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