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
Normal value , Insufficiency and Deficiency
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.
