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The Devastating Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency: How to Ensure You’re Getting Enough

[Voce della speranza, 9 aprile 2024](Actor: Li Wenhan) According to Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Ms. Li (pseudonym), 27, has become a “frequent visitor” to the hospital in the past year.

“My immunity is too weak.” Ms. Li said that in the past year she has been to hospital no less than 10 times due to various problems such as eczema, dermatitis, acne, sleep disorders, fungal infections and acute upper chest diseases. respiratory tract infections… “The culprit The culprit turned out to be a severe vitamin D deficiency.

Bian Pingda, director of the Department of Metabolic Diseases (Second Cadre Department) of the Geriatric Medicine Center of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, said in an article published on the hospital’s public account that vitamin D deficiency will not only affect the absorption of calcium, leading to osteomalacia and osteoporosis, but can also affect the body’s immune function and make people susceptible to autoimmune diseases, mental illnesses, microbial infections and other diseases.

Vitamin D Deficiency (Public Domain)

1. Eat only egg whites and not yolks

Some people eat eggs every day, but because the yolks “taste bad and are difficult to swallow”, they always eat only the whites and not the yolks.

Egg whites mainly provide animal proteins, while yolks are the main concentration of vitamins, minerals, phospholipids, choline and other nutrients that are very beneficial to health, so you cannot discard the yolks when eating eggs.

Eggs are one of the main foods to supplement vitamin D. If you do not eat egg yolks for a long time, this will induce or worsen vitamin D deficiency.

2. Eat less aquatic food

Aquatic foods are not only rich in high-quality protein, but also rich in vitamin D. Such as sardines, salmon and tuna. Artificially farmed fish contain relatively little vitamin D, mainly due to their short growth time.

3. Use sunscreen every day

Some people don’t get much sunlight because they work indoors; some people wear thick sunscreen every day to keep their skin clear, which can lead to a vitamin D deficiency.

Eat an egg every day (poxabay)

1. Eat an egg every day: You can eat scrambled, fried, steamed eggs, or you can mash the yolk and eat it with porridge.

2. Eat fish, shrimp and other aquatic products twice (300-500 grams) or more times a week, you can cook with others or go to restaurants.

3. Except in summer and autumn, when the sun is scorching, do not use sunscreen or sunscreen and insist on participating in outdoor activities.

4. If necessary, under the guidance of a doctor, inject vitamin D2 intramuscularly and review the vitamin D level after 3-6 months.

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