Normal value , Insufficiency and Deficiency

Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Darker skin pigment.
• Malnutrition.
• Kidney or liver failure, which prevents the body from adequately processing vitamin D.
• Certain medications.
• Certain types of cancer, such as lymphoma.
• A family history of vitamin D deficiency or childhood rickets.
• Not enough exposure to sunlight

Medications cause a vitamin D deficiency

● Laxatives
● Steroids : Prednisone
● Cholesterol lowering agents : Cholestyramine, Colestipol
● Seizure-control drugs : Phenobarbital, Phenytoin
● A tuberculosis drug : Rifampin
● A weight-loss drug : orlistat

If you have vitamin D deficiency, you should take the proper dosage of vitamin D under doctor supervision, exposure to sunlight and increase intake of food containing vitamin D.