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What Is Vitamin D?
There are two forms of vitamin D in the diet and supplements: Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol): found in some mushrooms. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol): found in oily fish, fish liver oil, and egg yolks. Significant amounts of vitamin D can also be made in your skin when exposed to UV rays from sunlight.
Almost every cell in your body has a receptor for vitamin D. It’s essential to many processes, including bone health, immune system function, and can help protect against cancer
Vitamin D Toxicity: How Does It Happen?
In contrast to water-soluble vitamins, the body has no easy way of getting rid of fat-soluble vitamins. For this reason, excessive amounts may build up inside the body.
The exact mechanism behind vitamin D toxicity is complicated and isn’t fully understood at this point. However, we know that the active form of vitamin D functions in a similar way as a steroid hormone. Usually, most of the body’s vitamin D is in storage, bound to either vitamin D receptors or carrier proteins.
Very little “free” vitamin D is available As a result, the main symptom of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcemia, or elevated levels of calcium in the blood This includes the kidneys.
Summary Vitamin D toxicity is also termed hypervitaminosis D. It implies that vitamin D levels in the body are so high that they cause harm, leading to hypercalcemia and other symptoms.
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