Maxi D3-2000, 180-Count
Groups at risk of vitamin d inadequacy:very few foods in nature contain vitamin d. Obtaining sufficient vitamin d from natural food sources alone can be difficult. For many people, consuming vitamin d-fortified foods and being exposed to sunlight are essential for maintaining a healthy vitamin d status. In some groups, dietary supplements might be required to meet the daily need for vitamin d.older adults:americans aged 50 and older are at increased risk of developing vitamin d insufficiency. As people age, skin cannot synthesize vitamin d as efficiently and the kidney is less able to convert vitamin d to its active hormone form. As many as half of older adults in the united states with hip fractures could have serum 25(oh)d levels <12 ng/ml (<30 nmol/l). Therefore they would need vitamin d supplementation.people with limited sun exposure:home bound individuals, people living in northern latitudes (such as new england and alaska), women who wear long robes and head coverings for religious reasons, and people with occupations that prevent sun exposure are unlikely to obtain adequate vitamin d from sunlight.osteoporosis:more than 25 million adults in the united states have or are at risk of developing osteoporosis, a disease characterized by fragile bones that significantly increases the risk of bone fractures. Osteoporosis is most often associated with inadequate calcium intakes (generally <1,000-1,200 mg/day),