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Do you know what all happens when you have vitamin d deficiency?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Treat it: Vitamin d is claimed to do so many things it's hard to know which symptoms is caused by vitamin d deficiency. The best thing to do is treat it with a supplement to get it back to the normal range. Once it's normal, whatever remaining symptoms are then caused by something else and not the low vit d. (process of elimination).

Answered 2/26/2016

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Multiple Effects: Can cause bone and muscle pain. Is also associated with death from cardiovascular problems, cognitive impairment, and other symptoms.

Answered 11/8/2015

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Vitamin D deficiency: With gross deficiencies of vitamin d, one can have rickets -- where bones don't mineralize properly and can be deformed. Low d may show up as bone pain and muscle weakness at first. Low vitamin d can also correlates with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment in seniors, severe asthma in kids, cancer, hypertension, depression, glucose intolerance, and ms.

Answered 8/22/2015

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