FOR AGES 3 YEARS TO 18 YEARS
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Vitamin D is the most essential nutrient required to synthesize by humans in order to have healthy growth.
Do you know that our body can synthesize vitamin D all by itself? The only thing we need to do is go and stand in the sunlight.
It's important to have a sufficient intake of vitamin D to have healthy bones and strong muscles. Children who lack exposure to the sun often have a weaker bone structure and suffer from vitamin D deficiency. People who lack vitamin D in their childhood and have an indoor lifestyle with a poorly balanced diet may also suffer from bone pain and joint pain.
Sun exposure fulfills all the levels of vitamin D required to keep the body healthy and even reduces the risk of generating cells that might cause skin cancer. It's important to keep a check on your vitamin D levels and maintain them. If you aren't getting sufficient levels of vitamin D make sure you consult your doctor or dietician to discover3r more about vitamin D supplements and other fortified foods that you can eat to help you get your recommended daily dose of vitamin D.
Read on to know more about the need for dietary supplements to maintain vitamin D blood levels.
There are very few food sources that have vitamin D present naturally in them. But there are some items like fatty fish, fish liver oils, and salmon which are some of the best vitamin D sources.
The real reason behind naming vitamin D as the sunshine vitamin is because our body is capable of producing vitamin D whenever it is exposed to the sun. This indicates that people who move out of their houses in the daytime for work, school, or other getting exposed to sunlight will automatically have higher vitamin D levels. Those who stay at home are not getting sufficient vitamin D sources via sun exposure and hence might have to rely on other food sources, vitamin D supplements, or fortified foods. Let's look at some other facts relating to sunshine and vitamin D:
Vitamin D is classified into five types. Usually, vitamin D3 is synthesized by all humans, and vitamin D2 is produced by plants.
Vitamin D deficiency is caused due to low levels of vitamin D intake. The lower exposure to sunlight can also cause low levels of vitamin D and thus lead to prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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