Question

If you’re patient’s blood test comes back with a borderline insufficiency for vitamin D, what dietary/lifestyle counseling would you give him/her?

Answer 1

Answer:

Spend more time outdoors, eat more red meat, supplement their deficiency with vitamins

Explanation:

Hello!

Vitamin D is a very important micronutrient within our bodies. This is due to its ability to regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. If a patient is Vitamin D deficient it can lead to a magnitude of problems such as bone deformities such as rickets, significant loss in bone density and depression. Thankfully, Vitamin D is one of the easiest vitamins to obtain. If a patient is not at risk for Melanoma, or other forms of skin diseases, they can obtain Vitamin D by simply spending more time outdoors in direct sunlight. Vitamin D can also be obtained through altering ones diet to include more red meat, egg yolks, liver, fish, and select breakfast cereals. If these options are not applicable to a patient a healthcare physician can supplement them in the form of Vitamin D tablets of varying concentration.

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H.M.