Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

7 Facts about Vitamin D You Never Knew

Oct 3, 2023

07:28

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Discover the lesser-known facts about vitamin D, such as the correlation between magnesium deficiency and side effects, the benefits of infrequent large doses, and the disparity in vitamin D content between farm-raised and wild-caught fish. Learn about the importance of vitamin D3 for overall health and the differences between vitamin D2 and D3. Uncover the potential risks associated with relying solely on sun exposure or certain vitamin D products.

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Quick takeaways

Various factors contribute to vitamin D deficiency, such as inflammation, absence of gallbladder, dark skin, obesity, and poor diet.

Taking vitamin D infrequently can still provide benefits due to its fat-soluble nature.

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Importance of Vitamin D and its Deficiency

Vitamin D is the most important vitamin, essential for a properly functioning immune system, sleep, digestion, and overall health. However, various factors contribute to vitamin D deficiency, such as inflammation, absence of gallbladder, aging, dark skin, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, high latitude living, and poor diet. Genetic variations also impact vitamin D absorption and conversion. Additionally, infections, fatty liver, smoking, stress, statin use, low-fat diets, pollution, and excessive omega-6 fatty acids hinder vitamin D absorption. It is crucial to understand and address these factors to prevent and overcome vitamin D deficiency.

Introduction

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7 Lesser-Known Facts About Vitamin D

3min

Facts and Differences About Vitamin D

2min

Today, we’re going to talk about vitamin D deficiency and some things you’ve probably never heard about vitamin D.

Vitamin D deficiency can cause:

• A compromised immune system

• Inflammation

• Sleep issues

• Digestive problems

Causes of vitamin D deficiency:

• Gut inflammation

• Missing gallbladder

• Thicker skin

• Darker skin

• Obesity

• Diabetes

• Insulin resistance

• Location (living further from the equator)

• Problems with certain genes

• Infection

• Fatty liver

• Smoking

• Sugar

• Stress

• Statins

• Low-fat diets

• Pollution

• Omega-6 fatty acids

It’s almost impossible to get vitamin D from your diet, so you need to take certain measures to avoid becoming vitamin D deficient.

Important things you may have never learned about vitamin D:

1. Most side effects that occur after taking vitamin D could be caused by a magnesium deficiency.

2. Infrequent large doses of vitamin D may be better than small daily doses.

3. Farm-raised fish have four times less vitamin D than wild-caught fish, and grain-fed animals have less vitamin D than grass-fed animals. Chickens and pigs that roam outside have more vitamin D than those confined indoors.

4. Vitamin D3 is the third biggest factor that improves overall health.

5. Vitamin D2 is very different from vitamin D3 and may inhibit the absorption of vitamin D3 and worsen MS. It’s also not effective to help with lupus or to decrease mortality, whereas vitamin D3 may be effective in these situations.

6. Ten minutes of skin exposure to the sun only provides about 400 IU of vitamin D.

7. Most vitamin D3 supplements in Europe (and possibly around the world) contain corn syrup.

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