What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency in older people?
Many people suffer from vitamin D deficiency worldwide, and some believe that this deficiency does not occur in elderly people living in sunny countries such as Egypt and the Arab countries. This is wrong. In this report, we know the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, In the elderly and its importance to the various functions of the body.
"Most of the elderly, especially women in the Arab countries, suffer from severe vitamin D deficiency," said Dr. Samia Ahmed Abdel Rahman, assistant professor of medicine and health of the elderly and age sciences at the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. Research in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan and others, sometimes reaching 85%.
"Most people know that vitamin D is important in bone formation and health, but it is also important for all organs of the body, such as muscles, the central nervous system, brain, immune system, cardiovascular health," she said. .
The symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, as confirmed by Dr. Samia Abdul Rahman:
- General weakness and weakness
- Fatigue and stress
- Bone and muscle pain
- Insomnia
-Depression
- Frequent infections such as colds due to lack of immunity.