2. 1. What is Vitamin D
2. Importance of Vitamin D
3. Types of Vitamin D
4. Sources of Vitamin D
5. Deficiency
6. Toxicity
7. Causes of Vitamin D deficiency
8. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency
Agenda
3. A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal
absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
It is fat soluble
What is Vitamin D ?
4. Vitamin D has multiple roles in the body helping
to:
Maintain the health of bones and teeth
Support the health of the immune system, brain
and nervous system
Regulate insulin levels and
aid diabetes management
Support lung function and cardiovascular health
Influence the expression of genes involved in cancer
development.
Muscle function
D
7. Causes
Due to not proper food consumption which contains vitamin-
D.
Consumption of foods which contains very minimal amount
of Vitamin-D.
1. Not Appropriate Diet
8. 2.Your exposure to sunlight is
less or limited.
Avoid Tanning
Skin allergies and skin burns
9. 3.Darker
Skin The pigment melanin
Risky if your
homebound
4.Weight
GainVitamin-D and leptin
Body cannot give
signals
Low blood levels of
vitamin D
10. 5.Your kidneys cannot convert vitamin D
to its active form
6.Your digestive tract cannot
adequately absorb vitamin D
13. 4.Rheumatoid arthritis
Affects the joints.
It causes pain, swelling, and stiffness
Mild or moderate forms
Severe form , serious joint damage
14. 5.Medications and medical
conditions
A wide variety of medications can enhance the breakdown of
vitamin D.
There is also a loss of vitamin D for those with chronic kidney
disease primary
15. Deficiency of Vitamin D
Symptoms
Difficulty in
thinking clearly
Bone Pain
Frequent bone
fractures
Soft bones that
may result into
deformities
Rickets
16. Buildup of calcium in your blood
Causes poor appetite, nausea and vomiting
Weakness, frequent urination and kidney problems also
may occur
To stop the intake vitamin D
TOXICITY
17. PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENY ON AN
AVERAGE IN ADULTS WORLDWIDE
100 IU (2.5 mcg) per day
increases vitamin D blood levels
1 ng/ml (2.5 nmol/L)
Vitamin D deficiency is not
only a problem in India but
also in countries like
Pakistan, China, middle-
East and Africa. It is
relatively less common in
Japan, USA, Canada and
South-east Asia. In USA
and Canada, milk is usually
fortified with Vitamin D and
the use of vitamin
supplements is common.
18. As estimated, 1 billion people worldwide have Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency
and is very common in India in all the age groups and both sexes across the country.
Apart from low dietary intake, people suffering from calcium deficiencies, diabetes,
hepatic, renal, dermatological disorders, alcoholics and inflammatory
rheumatological conditions also mostly have Vit D deficiency.
As per the report of International Osteoporosis Foundation, in Northern India, 96%
of noenates, 91% of healthy school girls, 78% of healthy hospital staff, and 84% of
pregnant women were found to have hypovitaminosis D. On the other hand,
prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Southern India was estimated to be 40% among
males and 70% among females. There was also a significant rural urban variation in
the vitamin D deficiency status that was attributed to the diversity of occupation
which the people were involved in.
PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN INDIA
19.
20. SUBJECTS EVALUATED:
1. Working Sedentary Man
2. Housewife
3. Child
4. Poor Person
5. Athlete
6. Old Aged Woman
7. Pregnant Woman
Our Survey
All of them thought they
consumed enough Vitamin D
28.5% knew about their RDA for
Vitamin D
42.9% went for health check ups
and blood tests once in 2 years,
spent at least 15 minutes in the
sun between 10.00 am-2.00 pm
everyday and took supplements
71.4% might have Vitamin D
deficiency
21. 1. How many types of Vitamin D exist?
2. Dark green vegetables are a rich source of Vitamin D (True
or False)
3. List Any:
• 3 causes of Vitamin D deficiency
• 2 symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency
• 2 groups of people at risk of Vitamin D deficiency
Test Yourself