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Results 1 - 10 of 182 for vitamin D
  1. 25-hydroxy vitamin D test 
    The 25-hydroxy vitamin D test is the most accurate way to measure how much vitamin D is in your body. Vitamin D helps control calcium and phosphate levels in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003569.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vitamin D 
    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body's fatty tissue and ... Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium . Calcium is a mineral that you must have for normal bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002405.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Calcium, vitamin D, and your bones 
    Getting enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet can help maintain bone strength and lessen your risk of developing osteoporosis.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000490.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Osteomalacia 
    ... most often occurs because of a problem with vitamin D , which helps your body absorb calcium. Your body ... Low blood calcium can be caused by low vitamin D level in the blood. Vitamin D is absorbed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000376.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Rickets 
    ... is a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. It leads to softening and ... Vitamin D helps the body control calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000344.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hypervitaminosis D 
    ... that occurs after taking very high doses of vitamin D . ... The cause is excess intake of vitamin D. The doses need to be very high, far above what most health care providers normally prescribe. There has been a lot of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001594.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hyperparathyroidism 
    ... hormone (PTH). PTH helps control calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D levels in the blood and bone. It is ... diet Too much calcium lost in the urine Vitamin D disorders (may occur in children who do not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001215.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Vitamin D benefit (image) 
    Vitamin D promotes absorption of calcium from the gut. Too much vitamin D may cause increased levels of calcium in the blood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18110.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Vitamin D source (image) 
    Like most vitamins, vitamin D may be obtained in the recommended amount with a well-balanced diet, including some enriched or fortified foods. In ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18112.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Vitamin D deficit (image) 
    Because vitamin D is essential for the body's utilization of calcium, a deficiency may result in severe loss of calcium ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18111.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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