Fact Sheet on Vitamin D3

Vitamin D helps to promote strong bones. What some people don’t know is that vitamin D3 is one of the types of vitamin D that they really should be focusing on. The facts about vitamin D3 and how it helps the body are remarkable and should influence you to have more of this vitamin in your daily life.

• There are two types of vitamin D, D3 and D2. D3 is the more potent form.


• D3 is both and fat-soluble vitamin and a hormone.


• Other names for D3 are cholecalciferol and activated 7-dehydrocholesterol.


• You can obtain vitamin D3 through sunlight, food and fortified products such as milk.


• Vitamin D3 benefits are prevention or help in at least 17 types of cancer, tuberculosis, bipolar disorder, low birth weight, autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, psoriasis, hyperparathyroidism, muscle pains, influenza and cardio vascular diseases.


• People can have global vitamin D3 deficiency all over the world, even places that have a lot of sunlight. 


• People who are likely to have vitamin D3 deficiency are those with dark skin, breastfed infants, elderly adults, those with digestive tract disorders and the obese.


• Recommended amounts of daily vitamin D3 intake are 800 to 2,000 IU for adults


• Some foods that contain vitamin D3 are fatty fish, like salmon or tuna, beef liver, cheese, egg yolk, and mushrooms.


• Vitamin D is acknowledged to raising more levels or vitamin D in the blood.


• Because it can be difficult to get the recommended amount of vitamin D3, doctors recommend taking vitamin supplements.


• Older people often get less sun exposure and their ability to produce vitamin D3 decreases by 75 percent by the age of 70.