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KIDS DRINK MORE MILK!
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is used by the body in the absorption of calcium.
Function:
Vitamin D promotes the body's absorption of calcium, which is essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. Calcium is also important to nerve cells, including the brain.
Vitamin D also helps maintain adequate blood levels of calcium and phosphorus.
Food Sources:
Vitamin D is found in the following foods:
Dairy products
Cheese
Butter
Cream
Fortified milk (all milk in the U.S. is fortified with vitamin D)
Fish
Oysters
Fortified cereals
Margarine
Side Effects:
A vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis in adults or rickets in children.
Excessive doses of vitamin D can result in increased calcium absorption from the intestinal tract. This may cause increased calcium resorption from the bones, leading to elevated levels of calcium in the blood. Elevated blood calcium may then cause calcium deposition in soft tissues such as the heart and lungs. This can reduce their ability to function.
Kidney stones, vomiting, and muscle weakness may also occur due to the ingestion of too much vitamin D.
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If you talk to the animals they will talk to you, If you do not talk to them you will not know them. And what you do not know you will fear. What one fears,one destroys. ~Chief Dan George. (1899 - 1981)
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