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Cody Roberts: DOB 2/1/80, Male, 6’0”, 190 lbs, BMI 25.8, Active, Non-Smoker, Non-Vegetarian

Food Journal

• Milk, Low Fat, 1%, 8 fl. oz
• Soymilk (All Flavors), Non Fat, with Added Calcium, Vitamins A and D, 8 oz
• Sardines, Atlantic, with Bones, Canned in Oil, 5 items
• Oil, Cod Liver, 1 tbsp
• Egg, Yolk, Raw, 1 item
• GENERAL MILLS TOTAL Raisin Bran Cereal, 1 cup
• TROPICANA PURE PREMIUM 100%Juice, Orange w/ Calcium & Vitamin D, 8 fl oz

iProfile Report(s) Used

• Single Nutrient: Vitamin D (mcg)

Question

• What is the biggest contributor of vitamin D for most humans?
• Look over your Single Nutrient report and share which food contains the most Vitamin D, how much it contains, and whether it is a naturally occurring or fortified source of the vitamin.
• Why do you think vitamin D deficiency in children and the risk of rickets may be on the rise? Explain your answer referencing what you learned from the Single Nutrient report as well as other ways children could get vitamin D.

Answer 1

Ans:The most contributor of vitamin D for most human is exposure to the sunlight. It gives more rather than diet to human. Adequate vitamin D can keep skeletal system good and healthy. Ultraviolet B irradiations stimulates cutaneous synthesis of cholecalciferol which is stored in adipose tissue.

The food contains vitamin D and how much it contains are given below-

Food vitamin D contains calories per/100 grams

Salmon, sockeye, 167

Trout, farmed cooked 168

Swordfish, cooked 172

Fish oil, cod liver 902

Makeral, pacific and 201

Jack cooked

Mushroom, portabella 29

Whole milk 61

Yogurt 43-112

Egg, hard boiled 155

Pork 143-459

Almond milk 38-50

Some of these sources comes naturally and some other are fortified sources.

Deficiency of vitamin D in children are risk for rickets. The child may be asymtomatic and cause pain, irritability and delay in milestone growth.

Nirmally in children bone formation are madeup of adequate calcium and phosphate. And inadequate calcium and phosphate can cause rickets in children. And vitamin D is essential for absorbtion of calcium from gut,so vitamin D needs for our body and inadequate vitamin relates to rickets disease in children.