Vitamine D Deficiency In Black People

As Afro - Europeans we live in an environment that does not always give us the elements that meet the needs of our body, in this case that one thing is sunlight and the production of vitamin D that comes with being exposed to it.

The issue of Vitamine D deficiency in people of color is a very common phenomenon that can have underlying health complications when untreated.

Complications can arise as :

• Weaker bones/fractures

• Bleeding gums.

• Muscle and/or joint pain.

• low energy 

• Anxiety attacks.

• Hyperventilation.

• Cramps and muscle tremors

- Because a low vitamin D level in the blood does not immediately manifest itself in direct symptoms, it is important to have your blood values ​​checked occasionally. If these appear to be below 50 nmol / l, this indicates a lack of vitamin D.  In that case, it is advisable to take extra vitamin D.

Melanin And Vitamine D Production

• About 2/3 of your vitamin D is produced in the skin under the influence of UV rays from the sun.

• In addition, you get up to 1/3 of your vitamin D from your diet: especially from oily fish (such as salmon and mackerel , eggs, fresh butter …

• Melanin in the skin functions as natural protection against sunburn, this is why Black skin blocks out twice as much UV radiation as White skin.

• This is why vitamin D production in the skin of people with dark skin functions considerably slower than in people with fair skin.

• In winter (November - March), it is difficult for all skin types to maintain adequate vitamin D status with the help of sunlight let along people with a darker complexion.

Functions Of vitamine D In The Body

• The synthesizing of sunlight and hereby the production of vitamin D is essential for healthy and strong bones and teeth because it ensures that calcium is absorbed from our diet. 

• Plays an important role in regulating mood and warding off depression.

• Vitamin D also contributes to the maintenance of a strong resistance or immunity and it reduces your likelihood of developing the flu this is important to know since we all know in the wintertime we need to protect our immunity even more.

Extra tips when choosing Vitamine D supplements :

- MEET YOUR NEED FOR VITAMIN D WITH A DAILY INTAKE OF 6000 I.U

• 6000 I.U vitamin D3 is daily is a recommended amount for people with a dark complexion, this is +/- 50.000 IU per week! 

• Do not take more than this amount.

- CHOOSE VITAMIN D3

• After all, vitamin D3 is the most powerful form of vitamin D.

- CHOOSE AN OIL BASE OF VIT D3

• The research found that oil-based vitamin D3 is absorbed much better than any other form.

Elvira Ocran