ALMA D3 5000IU + K2 60 Caps

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Vitamin D3 & K2

In recent years, increasingly international interest has turned to D3 – or, to put it better, to its lack. Indeed, its shortage has even been described as a “pandemic”, as the world population showing lower levels of blood in the blood is constantly increasing.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin divided into two valences, D2 and D3, with the second one having a stronger effect on the human body. D acts as a steroid hormone and participates in many metabolic functions. It is striking that most of our body’s cells have vitamin D metabolite receptors. This means that vitamin contributes a number of ways to the health of our body, with a few examples, maintaining bone health, immunization, and even mental health and mood.

As most people know, although some foods contain vitamin D, the main source of D is the sun: the human body makes about 90% of vitamin D through the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. According to international guidelines, maximum body output (approximately 20,000 IU) requires exposure to sunlight, between 10 am and 10 am for 10 to 20 minutes, from April to October, with no waistcoat and above.

However, it does not seem absurd to talk about a lack of D in a country like Greece, where the sunlight is abundant for most of the year, at least to be protected from it?

And yet! Although we are a Mediterranean people, it seems that our lack of D3 affects us equally with other countries and is a real danger and not … theories.

Indeed, in a global study-recording of vitamin levels in the population, it appeared that in northern Europe vitamin levels are significantly higher than in southern Europe, despite less sunlight!

In a study published in 2017 and the results of 107 corresponding studies on vitamin D3 from southern European and Mediterranean countries, it appears that despite persistent exposure to solar radiation, vitamin levels are significantly lower in a large proportion of populations .

In a survey conducted in Spain – a country with a similar climate to Greece – 169 children at the average age of 9 months were at the center, and the vitamin D3 levels in their blood were examined. According to scientists, levels of D3 below 30 ng / mL were found in ¼ children under the age of 2 years. The results highlight the importance of vitamin prophylaxis during the early years of life, even in the sunny Mediterranean regions.

Respectively in our country, surveys as early as 2006 highlight the need for prevention, as measurements in both children and the elderly provided the serious vitamin deficiency in the population.

Today, a very recent epidemiological study titled “Increased Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency in a sample of Greek and Cypriot populations” was prepared by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the St. George Medical School. George UK, International Department of the University of Nicosia Cyprus and presented at the 45th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Mellitus, speaks about the “Mediterranean Paradox”: in a sample of Greek and Cypriot populations, 73.07% of Greeks and 69, 28% of Cypriots in the sample had insufficient levels of vitamin D – even if we are talking about two of the most sunny countries in Europe.

The possible reasons for contributing to the lack of vitamin D are:

Sunscreen and sunscreen use: Maybe, in fact, the actual hours our body is exposed to in the sun are much less than we think. Peoples with intense sunshine throughout the year, like the Mediterranean peoples, tend to be heavily covered by the sun, compared to peoples of countries with reduced sunshine (which, of course, does not sound at all absurd).
Foods: Although our country is surrounded by the sea, fish consumption is not so frequent. Although the amounts of vitamin we take from food are small, it plays an important role, as high D3 levels in countries such as Sweden and Norway seem to be consistent with the high consumption of fish and fish oils.
Darker skin: Generally speaking, people with dark skin are more at risk for lack of vitamin D3, as melanin that makes the skin darker acts as a protective filter from sunlight.

Naturally, the above-important role is played by the almost non-existent policies for prevention, as well as the relative ignorance of the issue in our country. Indeed, when large numbers of Mediterranean women in pregnancy suffer from vitamin D3 deficiency, it is sensible to perpetuate and to a lesser extent

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