Posts Tagged ‘Vitamin D Benefits in Seniors’

The human body produces vitamin D in response to sun exposure. However, despite its name, vitamin D is actually a hormone or prohormone rather than a vitamin. This nutrient is essential for maintaining healthy bones. A significant amount of evidence suggests that vitamin D synthesis declines with age. But do you know that seniors run the risk of…

Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem that can be attributed to several causes. Firstly, the body fails to absorb vitamin D as we age as efficiently as when we were younger and the process is even more affected in winter months because of the lack of sunlight and less time spent outdoors. Additionally, unlike…