Vitamin D - Why It Is Vital?

Vitamin D is important as it is crucial for regulating the immune system as well as making sure that phosphorous and calcium get absorbed into the bloodstream. However, Vitamin D is essential for a number of other reasons as well. Here they are.

1. Multiple sclerosis
Vitamin D is vital in lessening your chances of getting multiple sclerosis.

2. Heart disease
It has also recently been agreed upon that Vitamin D reduces your chances of getting heart disease.

3. Flu
The flu is yet another disease that may not occur if you have an adequate amount of Vitamin D in your diet.

4. Depression
Vitamin D also plays a significant role in a person's mood. The more Vitamin D there is in your body/diet, the more stable your mood is. The risks of depression are also reduced when your body/diet has an adequate amount of Vitamin D.

5. Weight loss
As mentioned earlier, Vitamin D has a number of benefits among which preventing heart disease is included. However, it is worth note that weight loss is also made easier with the more vitamin D you have. This is because Vitamin D has an appetite suppressing effect. However, it should be kept in mind that Vitamin D has to be taken alongside a lot of calcium for these appetite-suppressing effects to occur.

6. Cancer
Vitamin D is imperative for regulating cell growth. It is also crucial for cell-to-cell communication. 200 genes in the human body are affected adversely when there is an inadequate amount of Vitamin D in your body.

7. Diabetes
In a recent study, it has been concluded that infants who received an adequate amount of vitamin D had their chances of suffering from Type 1 reduced by almost 88 percent by the time they turn 30.

8. Rickets
Rickets is yet another disease that is caused by an insufficient amount of Vitamin D. The reason for this is that calcium is not absorbed and therefore the bones soften. The softening of the bones is termed as rickets.

These are some of the many other conditions associated with a Vitamin D deficiency.