A member asked:
What are the signs of vitamin d deficiency? what happens to the body when it doesnt get enough vitamin d?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Randolph Cookeanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
Symptoms : Symptoms of bone pain and muscle weakness can mean you have a vitamin d deficiency. But even without symptoms, too little vitamin d can pose health risks. Low blood levels of the vitamin have been associated with the following:
- increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease
- cognitive impairment in older adults
- severe asthma in children
- cancer.
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Dr. Tyrone Malloyanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 47 years experience
See below: You may not notice any symptoms unless you have severe vitamin d deficiency which is difficult to have. However, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer, psoriasis, toxemia of pregnancy, prostate cancer, bone demineralization, poor cognitive performance are all being associated with vitamin d deficiency.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Oct 3, 2016
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