“Understanding the Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Fatigue and Overall Health”

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Tired and Jesus is a common complaint felt by many people after their daily activities. But sometimes, taste tired and lethargy can appear because there is an underlying health problem.

One of these health problems is vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency can cause complaints such as feeling tired, lethargic, or not feeling well.

Not only that, low levels of vitamin D can cause bone problems. One example is bone deformities such as rickets in children. While in adults, low as much vitamin D it can cause bone pain caused by osteomalacia, or bones become soft and break easily.

Another impact, low levels of vitamin D can weaken muscle strength. This condition can also reduce various functions in the body.

“Vitamin D (plays a role in) helps regulate the amount calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy,” explains the National Health Service MirrorThursday (4/5/2023).

In general, vitamin D intake can be obtained naturally through a variety of foods. Some of them are cod liver oil, salmon, tuna, sardines, beef liver, and vitamin D fortified milk.

It is also important to get enough sun exposure on a daily basis. As reported by the page Healthline, exposure to ultraviolet B rays from the sun will interact with a protein called 7-DHC in the skin and turn it into vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 is the active form of vitamin D.