In sunny Bangkok, 14% deficient in vitamin D

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In sunny Bangkok, 14% deficient in vitamin D
The Nation 2011-06-16

Despite the scorching sun over Bangkok, up to 14 per cent of its residents suffer from Vitamin D deficiency.

"They have rarely been exposed to sunlight. Women are more prone to develop this condition than men," Dr Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul said yesterday. The urban lifestyle is to blame, he said.

Citing a survey of 2,500 people across the country, he told an academic conference that Vitamin D deficiency was detected in just 57 per cent of people outside the capital.

Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the intestine, which is good for healthy bones. Human bodies can produce Vitamin D if they are out in the sun.

"In fact, Thais should not have a Vitamin D problem at all, since we have strong rays throughout the year," he said.

Without adequate Vitamin D, people, especially the elderly, face a greater risk of osteomalacia and broken bones.

"There are also some connections between Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes and hypertension," he said.

To prevent Vitamin D deficiency, city people should get some sun for about 1015 minutes a few times each week.

"The exposure, without any sunblock, should be between 10am and 2pm," he said.

People can also acquire Vitamin D from their diet.

"We're doing research to determine which plants in Thailand are rich in Vitamin D. Studies conducted in foreign countries show mushrooms have a lot of Vitamin D."

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Of course, because they all want to have fair skin.

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In sunny Bangkok, 14% deficient in vitamin D
The Nation 2011-06-16

"We're doing research to determine which plants in Thailand are rich in Vitamin D. Studies conducted in foreign countries show mushrooms have a lot of Vitamin D."

Broccoli & Egg yolks are a potent source of vitamin D, but only in free range eggs. If you  raise chickens, remember that they need sun too. So see to it that they get plenty and give them the best food possible, That means lots of veggies, no soy and the opportunity to dash about eating insects, as chickens are meant to do.

Cod liver oil providing both vitamins D and A.   Unfortunately, it isn’t benign, or even safe, according to new research. It contains toxic amounts of vitamin A, which can antagonize the action of vitamin D, and we cannot afford to do anything that destroys vitamin D in our bodies. It goes rancid easily and, worse, most fish now are contaminated with mercury, The best supplemental is natural D3 (cholecalciferol) purified in olive oil with nothing extra added to it, anyway it should not replace a balanced diet.

The body naturally produces Vitamin D upon exposure to UVB radiation from sunlight which remains the best way to get Vitamin D, but only with sufficient exposure, approximately you gain 1000/UI per minute at 12 noon. But be careful not to turn pink or red or burn, hope this helps.