A strange telltale symptom of vitamin D deficiency is the sensation of pain in the tibia and breastbone, according to new research.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousA strange telltale symptom of vitamin D deficiency is the sensation of pain in the tibia and breastbone, according to new research.
Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, and as such a deficiency can occur when there is little light. The latter, especially during the winter, is very common, because with the lack of sun the body no longer assimilates this vitamin. Symptoms of deficiency can be felt unusual sensations on the sternum or tibia; other more common symptoms of deficiency are:
- symmetrical low back pain
- muscle weakness
- muscle pain
- throbbing bone pain.
Bone pains, in particular, can be felt when pressure is applied to the sternum or areas of the tibia. How to do a self-assessment? By taking your thumb and pressing it against your breastbone or shin, if you feel pain you may have a deficiency in the sunshine vitamin.
Why are bones affected due to low vitamin D levels? In one study published in the American Family Physician, it was determined that the Vitamin D plays an important role in skeletal development, in maintaining bone health and neuromuscular functioning. Without his presence, therefore, the normal bone metabolism is impaired so that 10% calcium and 60% phosphorus are absorbed.
As a result, the skeleton becomes the body's main source of calcium, with the osteoclasts that dissolve bone to increase serum calcium. These actions lead to osteomalacia and precipitate and exacerbate osteopenia and osteoporosis, causing unusual pain and symptoms on the body.
In adults, vitamin D deficiency is defined as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level below 20 ng per ml (50 nmol per l) and insufficiency is defined as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 20 to 30 ng per mL (50 to 75 nmol per L). There are two forms of vitamin D: the vitamin D2, which derives from the irradiation of yeast and plant sterol or ergosterol, and the vitamin D3 which is obtained from food and skin synthesis.
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