Vitamin D: food sources, benefits and facts

Facts:-
* vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin
* it helps in absorption of calcium
* maintains healthy bones.
* vitamin D is naturally available in certain food substances such as fish liver oil
* vitamin D is synthesized in body when skin is exposed to rays.
* vitamin D obtained from sun rays and food sources are  inert and undergo processes in body to become active.
* vitamin helps in absorption of vitamin D from food materials in the intestine
* it maintains adequate calcium and phosphate level in body.
* vitamin is essential for mineralization of bones
* helps in growth of bones
* prevents hypocalcemia in body.

food sources of vitamin D are:-

natural food sources of vitamin D are less. non vegetarian foods are rich sources and green leaf vegetables are poor sources of vitamin D. The main rich sources of vitamin D are..

* fish and fish liver oil
* salmon
* tuna fish
* cod liver oil
* egg yolk
* liver
* cheese
* butter

Benefits of vitamin D:-

* helps in absorption of calcium from gut.
* essential for mineralization of bones,
* helps in growth of bones
* strengthens bones.
* prevents hypocalcemia tetany.
* prevents osteomalasia in adults and rickets in children.
* vitamin D compounds act as immunosuppressants, and prevents autoimmune diseases in body.