Our health advice – Millions of bulbs are sold every year, and we decorate them with all qualities. But does vitamin D deficiency really put the entire population at risk?
It is one of the most sold drugs in France, according to the Social Security database, and links between vitamin D deficiency and several diseases have been established. Some want it to be prescribed to everyone, especially during winter. But are we really all vitamin D deficient? Does this supposed deficiency give rise to many diseases? Should you supplement? “Le Figaro” takes stock.
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Vitamin D plays an essential role in the absorption of calcium by the intestine and by the kidneys of calcium and phosphorus. It is therefore essential for good bone mineralization, and its deficiency may be responsible for rickets (with growth retardation and bone deformities) in children, and osteomalacia (“soft” bone) or (but this point is controversial) osteoporosis (less dense bone). . In adults. More recently, research has identified vitamin D receptors in most tissues of the body; she…
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