Vitamin D supplements nutritionist reveals that 3 major groups of people need it more – LOHAS Diet – Free Health Network

Nutritionists point out that eating salmon can supplement vitamin D. (Picture taken from freepik)

[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report]Health food is a way for many people to supplement nutrients, but nutritionists remind that vitamin D can be divided into active and inactive, and inactive vitamin D can be obtained from drugstores and other channels, and it enters the human body. Switch to use according to individual needs. For women with osteoporosis after menopause, inconvenience of movement, inability to go out in the sun, dietary taboos, and difficulty in supplementing from food, they need to purchase additional fortified supplements, emphasizing the most important way to obtain vitamin D. Still in the sun, it is recommended to be in the sun for more than 15 minutes a day.

A recent study by the National Institutes of Health pointed out that long-term vitamin D supplementation may increase the risk of developing and worsening dementia, causing a lot of discussion. Chen Peirong, executive director of the National Federation of Dietitians of the Republic of China, said that the study targeted the use of active vitamin D, which requires a doctor’s prescription and belongs to the drug grade. It is mainly provided to patients with poor renal function such as dialysis. It is an inactive vitamin D, which belongs to food grade. When it enters the body, the body will regulate and convert it according to the needs.

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Chen Peirong explained that the most important source of vitamin D is sun exposure, but modern people may go out early and return late, or worry about the epidemic and stay at home more often, resulting in shorter exposure to sunlight. If you want to supplement from food, you can choose high-fat fish such as salmon, or animal liver, egg yolk, etc. However, some people eat vegan and do not even touch eggs, or the elderly have dietary taboos due to the three high problems, which is not suitable for Ingestion of high-fat foods will restrict access to the pipeline, resulting in insufficient vitamin D.

Chen Peirong pointed out that it is not necessary for everyone to buy commercially available health food supplements of vitamin D. The public should think, “Is it really lacking in vitamin D?”. Usually, women often have bone loosening problems after menopause, or the elderly are inconvenient to move and cannot go out to sunbathe. It is relatively suitable for additional use of nutritional supplements due to the sun, or dietary restrictions, making it difficult to take in sufficient amounts. If you want to know your vitamin D concentration, you can also test it at your own expense.

Chen Peirong emphasized that people who can walk and get vitamin D are still mainly sunbathing, and it is recommended that they be at least 15 minutes a day.

As for the correlation between vitamin D and dementia, Chen Peirong pointed out that the research results of the National Institute of Health can be used for reference, but it is still necessary to consider that suffering from dementia is not a single nutrient problem, but also involves diet, exercise, interpersonal interaction and other aspects. Cardiovascular history may also have an influence. It is recommended to choose the “Made Diet” for prevention, which is characterized by anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, and develop regular exercise habits and maintain communication with others.

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