Re: Vitamin D Defficiency and Mobility Issues in Old People
Originally Posted by
Artangel
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Realist, l ate all those things listed but not the Tuna. Full fat milk, cheese, cream, steak, beef plus other goodness food but it didn’t stop my Vitamin D levels going down to 17.
Yeah it's interesting. Twink too I think is in your same boat.
A trawl through various websites reveals a list of common causes of Vit D deficiency. This is a combined list I've found so far:
I first assume that:
1) You get a reasonable amount of sunshine
2) You're eating a good diet
3) You're not dark skinned
4) You're not preggers and lactating !
So the remaining causes I have read include:
5) Kidney problem that is preventing your body converting the Vit D. So here you DO get enough Vit D but your body struggles to use it and shows up as a deficiency
6) Intestinal disorders that prevent you absorbing Vit D such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, and celiac disease
7) Obeisity, people with a body mass index of 30 or greater often have low blood levels of vitamin D
8) Self-Imposed or Medically Restricted Diets
9) Following Fad or Vegan diets
10) You're taking medicines that interfere with your body's ability to convert or absorb vitamin D
11) Cancer sufferers
I doubt this list is exhaustive in any sense, those are just the common causes you see on most websites.
I can't remember but had half an incling that you might have previously posted about having gluten intolerance issues or did I mis remember that? Might have been another poster.