Why Do We Need Vitamin D? - NHS A-Z - Dr Gill

Why We Need Vitamin D - NHS A- Z - Dr Gill

Vitamin D, it's in the news a lot at the moment; whether it is news stories advising pregnant women to take vitamin D, vitamin D supplements for new born babies, or whether it affects with regards to COVID-19 injections

Vitamin D, is one of the five fat soluble vitamins DAKE, and of late is appearing to feature promiently in the news and also in the adverts from health shops, but why do we need vitamin D? What does vitamin D do in the body? Watch on for our lastest NHS A to Z to find out!

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00:00 - Introduction
00:18 - Medical News: Relationship Between Mental Health and Diagnosis
02:35 - Vitamin D Overview
03:34 - What's a Vitamin?
04:09 - Generating Vitamin D Outdoors
04:35 - Recommended Vitamin D Intake
06:10 - Rickets
06:56 - Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency
09:01 - Connecting Symptoms with Vitamin D Deficiency
10:30 - Should You Take Calcium?
11:18 - Problems with Vitamin D
13:06 - Side Effects of Vitamin D Treatment
14:01 - Final Thoughts