HARVARD HEALTH PUBLISHING HAS ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY.
What are the complications of vitamin D deficiency?
Answered by Dr. Robert H. Shmerling
M.D. Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 30 years of experience · USA
Most people with vitamin D deficiency have no symptoms but complications may develop in the absence of symptoms. They vary, depending on duration and severity. The most common complications of vitamin D deficiency include: Reduced bone strength with an increased risk of fracture (due to a condition called osteomalacia) Rickets and osteomalacia in children in which the deficiency in vitamin D causes weakened bones and abnormal development Bone pain, numbness, muscle weakness and difficulty walking (with more severe and prolonged deficiency) There is some suggestion that rates of cancer, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders and death may be higher in the setting of vitamin D deficiency. However, a causal link with vitamin D deficiency has not been proven.
What causes a vitamin D3 deficiency?
Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine
M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA
Vitamin D3 deficiency most often happens in people who have minimal or no exposure to sunlight and are not getting enough vitamin D through the dietary sources. People with intestinal disorders, such as celiac disease and malabsorption conditions, and those who have had gastric bypass surgery for obesity are prone to vitamin D deficiency.
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