Product Description
• The ideal way to get your daily requirements of Vitamin D
• The primary role of Vitamin D
• Vitamin D enhances calcium absorption in the digestive tract and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal bone mineralization and prevent hypocalcemic tetany
• It is also essential for bone growth and bone remodeling by osteoblasts and osteoclasts
• Without sufficient Vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, or misshapen
• Adequate Vitamin D prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults
• Along with calcium, Vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis
Other Roles of Vitamin D in the Body
• Including regulating cell growth
• Supporting neuromuscular and immune function
• Reducing inflammation
• Many genes encoding proteins that regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis are modulated in part by Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency
• Nutrient deficiency usually results from inadequate dietary intake, impaired absorption and utilization, increased requirement, or increased excretion
• Vitamin D deficiency may occur
• When habitual intake is lower than recommended levels over time
• When sun exposure is limited
• When the kidneys cannot convert 25(OH)D to its active form
• When Vitamin D absorption in the digestive tract is insufficient
Groups at Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency
• In some groups, dietary supplements may be needed to meet daily Vitamin D requirements
• Breastfed infants
• Older adults
• People with limited sun exposure
• Individuals with darker skin
• People with inflammatory bowel disease or other conditions causing fat malabsorption
• People with obesity or those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery
Directions for Use
• Take one (1) capsule daily with food
Warnings and Precautions
• Do not take if you are allergic to Vitamin D or any other ingredients in the capsules
• This product contains soybean oil
• If you are allergic to soy, do not use this product
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women, diabetics, individuals with hypoglycemia, and those with known medical conditions and/or taking medications should consult a physician before using dietary supplements. If any adverse reaction occurs, stop using the product and consult your doctor.