{"id":24370,"date":"2018-03-09T21:17:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=24370"},"modified":"2023-06-26T03:30:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T03:30:37","slug":"i-was-asked-what-is-the-difference-between-vitamin-d2-and-d3-good-advice-from-dr-harold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/i-was-asked-what-is-the-difference-between-vitamin-d2-and-d3-good-advice-from-dr-harold\/","title":{"rendered":"I was asked, \u201cWhat is the difference between vitamin D2 and D3?\u201d &#8211; Good advice from Dr. Harold"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">I was asked, \u201cWhat is the difference between vitamin D2 and D3?\u201d &#8211; Good advice from Dr. Harold<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12920\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Harold-Gunethilake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hthayat.haberturk.com\/saglik\/beslenme\/haber\/1031903-d-vitamini-hangi-besinlerde-bulunur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hyat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vitamin D3 is produced in your skin from cholesterol (7-dehydrocholesterol) triggered due to exposure to the UVB radiation from the sun. But unfortunately, Sri Lankans even in Sri Lanka may not get sufficient vitamin D3, being a tropical country with full day sunshine, because they are indoors at home and at workplace, travel in air-conditioned vehicles, and always attempts to avoid the direct sun. Traditionally, Sri Lankans don\u2019t seem to wear hats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">You need at least half hour exposure to direct UVB rays of the sun for pigmented people and twenty minutes exposure for light skin individuals. Light skin people could get sunburnt if over-exposed and becomes a major risk factor for skin cancer.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The alternative is to take vitamin D capsules as a supplement.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This \u2018sunshine\u2019 vitamin comes in two forms:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Now, you want to know the difference?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Both are fat soluble and needs to take foods with fats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vitamin D3 comes from animals and D2 from plants.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Animal sources are oily fish, liver, egg yolk, butter and dietary supplements.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vitamin D2 is found in plant sources, like mushroom, fortified foods and dietary supplements.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Both D2 and D3 supplements and foods are absorbed into the bloodstream through your gut quite efficiently. The liver seems to metabolise the two differently.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Bit technical now: Vitamin D2 is broken down into 25-hydroxyvitamin D2, and vitamin D3 into 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. They are collectively referred to as calcifediol.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is calcifediol that circulates in your blood, and on routine blood test for vitamin D level, it is the cacifediol level that is estimated.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is observed that Vitamin D2 seems to produce less calcifediol, and vitamin D3 seems to raise the level more.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">So, when you buy vitamin D from your pharmacist check that you are buying D3 and not D2.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">You need to check your blood vitamin D level annually. Deficiency can cause problems without your knowing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vitamin D also functions as a steroid hormone which helps you to avoid erectile deficiency for men. This vitamin as a steroid hormone gets into the nuclei of every cell in your body to activate gene function, or switch off.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is also revealed that deficiency can activate cancer development at cellular level.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is observed that deficiency in vitamin D can lead to increased risk factor for heart disease<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Children need to be fed with adequate amounts of vitamin D to avoid Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused due to your body immune system destroying the cells in the pancreas that produces insulin. Children should be given 2,000 IU per day to lower the risk of developing type 1 diabetes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Adults also need to take vitamin D supplements to avoid developing diabetes.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Adults need to take these supplements to avoid falls and fractures of bones among the elderly. They should take at least 800 IU per day.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Children and adults suffering from asthma and frequent attacks of flu need to take vitamin D daily. It is shown that taking vitamin D supplements reduces the risk of respiratory infections and other diseases affecting the bronchial tubes and lung tissue.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Taking vitamin D supplements also extends your life span and reduces total mortality by over 6 percent.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Conclusions: Get your vitamin D level in your blood checked annually and take remedial measures, if required.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Hope this article is useful.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">(Some reference to the article on Healthline)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked, \u201cWhat is the difference between vitamin D2 and D3?\u201d &#8211; Good advice from Dr. Harold &nbsp; image source: hyat Vitamin D3 is produced in your skin from cholesterol (7-dehydrocholesterol) triggered due to exposure to the UVB radiation from the sun. 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