The study, conducted in 2012 and published in the journal Nutrients, found: “There is a correlation between vitamin D levels and skin hydration, with people with lower vitamin D levels having lower average skin hydration.
”Topical cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) supplementation significantly increased measures of skin moisturization and improved subjective clinical grading of skin.
”Taken together, our findings demonstrate a relationship between vitamin D3 and stratum corneum hydration, and further demonstrate the benefits of vitamin D3 for skin hydration.”
In conclusion, vitamin D is associated with increased skin hydration, while vitamin D3 is associated with reduced skin dryness.
While this study provides insight into vitamin D and its impact on research, it’s important to note that the study is now 10 years old, and guidance on vitamin D, since the study was conducted, may have Slightly updated.
The NHS said: “Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone deformities, such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by osteomalacia in adults.
”The advice from the government is that everyone should consider a daily vitamin D supplement in the fall and winter.”
While it is important that a person is not deficient in vitamin D, it is also important that a person does not overdose.
If a person consumes too much vitamin D over an extended period of time, this can lead to a condition called hypercalcemia, which is an excessive buildup of calcium in the body.
That’s not to say that prolonged sun exposure isn’t harmful, it can increase the risk of skin damage, skin cancer, and lead to heat stroke and dehydration.
In the early stages of the pandemic, it was mistakenly believed that vitamin D could prevent the onset of severe illness associated with the new coronavirus.
Now, a new study from Israel has found that people with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop severe cases of COVID-19 than those with vitamin D deficiency in their bodies.
The study, published in the journal PLOS One, concluded: “In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, preinfection vitamin D deficiency was associated with increased disease severity and mortality.”
While this raises questions about vitamin D’s link to Covid, it doesn’t mean the vitamin is a panacea for prevention.
Post time: Apr-01-2022