Ultra vitamin
D 400IU(96 Tablets)
Ultra vitamin d 400iu, contains 10µg of vitamin d, the exact daily
supplements level recommended by the UK department of health
An everyday, recommended level of vitamin D.
Vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Ultra vitamin D provides D3, which is the preferred form of
vitamin D.
Vitamin D3 at the
everyday level recommended by the UK Department of Health
Ultra Vitamin D 400IU provides a recommended level
of vitamin D, a nutrient that plays a truly remarkable role in the body and is
important for many areas of health. It not only contributes to the maintenance
of normal bones and teeth but is also known for its role in supporting normal
function of the immune system, normal cell division and normal muscle function.
Vitamin D is synthesized by the body on exposure to
sunlight. However, many areas of the world receive insufficient sunlight and
even in sunny areas, many choose to limit their exposure due to the negative
health effects of excessive exposure to the sun's UV rays. These factors have
led to widespread low vitamin D levels in many parts of the world.
Many national governments now recommend vitamin D supplementation
for the entire population, due to the many benefits of this key nutrient.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin found in foods
such as mushrooms, oily fish, butter and egg yolk. Vitamin D has
functions and benefits that are probably more wide ranging than any other
vitamin.
There has been huge renewed interest in vitamin D
recently, with new global research showing that the health benefits of this
nutrient stretch beyond bone health. There is increasing evidence for the beneficial
effects from dietary vitamin D which has shown benefits for its contribution
to:
D3 - the preferred ‘bioactive’ form
Ultra Vitamin D provides effective levels of the
preferred form of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Ultra Vitamin D provides
British Pharmacopoeia quality vitamin D3. D3 is the preferred form of vitamin D
because it is the specific form made in the human body and therefore more
effective than D2 which is found in some supplements.
Vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin
While our bodies manufacture vitamin D on exposure
to sunshine, the levels in many countries is so weak during the winter months
that our body makes little or none at all, meaning that dietary supplements are
often the best way to safeguard intakes of vitamin D. Many populations, including
the majority of those in Europe, require an additional dietary source of
vitamin D to achieve and maintain an adequate status of this important vitamin.
In addition, the body does not generate vitamin D
when sitting behind a glass window, whether in your car or at home, because
these UV rays cannot penetrate glass to generate vitamin D in the skin.
Sunscreens, even weak ones, while essential to protect the skin, can affect the
body's ability to generate vital vitamin D.
Vitamin D in the diet and health
benefits
Vitamin D is naturally present in some foods (e.g.
oily fish such as herring, sardines, fish liver oils, eggs, butter) and in a
few foods that are fortified (e.g. margarine, some cereals, some yoghurts).
Vitamin D is fat soluble, therefore advice to eat lower fat diets may
contribute to reduced intakes from foods and hence dietary supplementation may
be needed. In the UK, an average diet provides 3-4 µg of vitamin D per day and
only a little more if oily fish is consumed.
There are several reasons why vitamin
D supplementation may be especially recommended, including: