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Article: Vitamin D comes in various forms
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- August 20, 2008
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Q:I have been diagnosed having an extremely low vitamin D level
and also am in menopause. I cannot afford the good "healthy" foods
needed for a healthy diet. I do take 2,000 units of vitamin D daily.
My age is 49. Can you suggest foods that would be the most
beneficial, at a low cost?
A Vitamin D is one of the fat-soluble vitamins. This means the
vitamin is stored in the fatty tissue in our bodies and fat is
needed for its absorption. Vitamin D helps to maintain levels of
calcium and phosphorus in the blood. It also assists in the
absorption of calcium to help make strong bones. It may also help
prevent osteoporosis, hypertension (high blood pressure), cancer and
other diseases.
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