Super Vitamin D3 1000iu

Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine’ vitamin because the body obtains this essential vitamin from the sun’s UV rays. With increased awareness of the harmful effects of overexposure to sunlight, and the promotion of reduced exposure to reduce the risk of skin cancer, it is becoming evident that more and more people have low vitamin D levels. Older people in rest homes, or the house bound are at particular risk of deficiency. There is also evidence of mild vitamin D deficiency in younger adults, particularly during winter. The more pigment there is in the skin, the less vitamin D is produced, so dark-skinned people, those who avoid the sun or women who wear veils, are at increased risk of deficiency.

Vitamin D is important for building and maintaining healthy bone mass and density; it supports the role of calcium in supporting bone integrity.

May support muscular tone in the elderly thus reducing the risk of falls. May reduce risk of low bone mineral density in people with digestive disorders.

Increasing volumes of research highlight the importance of Vitamin D in immune system support.

Vitamin D supports healthy birth weight when taken during pregnancy.

Supports balanced mood in healthy subjects during winter. (Seasonal Affective Disorder)

Vitamin D deficiency is more common in strict vegetarians (who avoid vitamin D-fortified dairy foods), dark-skinned people, alcoholics, and people suffering intestinal malabsorption disorders such as celiac.