06:54 PM Thursday, August 24, 2023
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There is a food element that, if its levels are disturbed in the body, may harm human health, according to Dr. Jamal Shaaban, former dean of the National Heart Institute.
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Shaaban said that the nutrient he is referring to is vitamin D, pointing out that it is similar to a hormone, because the body can synthesize it in the skin from cholesterol, stimulated by sunlight.
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The former dean of the Heart Institute recommended conducting a vitamin D analysis in a reliable laboratory from time to time, to check on its levels in the body, explaining that its normal rate should not be less than 30 nanograms / milliliter.
He added that the elderly are among the most groups that suffer from vitamin D deficiency in the body, followed by children, people with digestive problems, and kidney patients.
He pointed out that it is easy to detect a vitamin D deficiency in the body before conducting the analysis through the following symptoms:
– Osteoporosis.
– Joint pain.
chest pain
– Irregular body beat.
– exhaustion.
Weak immunity.
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Shaaban stressed that high levels of vitamin D in the body are no less dangerous than its deficiency, adding that an excess of vitamin D in the normal levels threatens the body with serious consequences, such as calcium deposition in the heart and blood vessels.
He concluded his speech by explaining that vitamin D is naturally available in many foods, such as dairy products, eggs and fish, and it can also be obtained by exposure to sunlight and taking nutritional supplements under the supervision of a doctor.
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