Vitamin D deficiency

I've recently become aware of the importance of Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to all sorts of problems. Among other things, insufficient Vitamin D can lead to fragile bones and it can increase the risk for cancer.

One of the primary ways we get Vitamin D is from sunlight. The body creates Vitamin D when exposed to the sun. Living in Ohio, I don't see much sun during the Winter. That's why I started looking into foods that contain Vitamin D. Here are some of the foods that are high in Vitamin D:

Vitamin D Foods:

• Salmon
• Eggs
• Milk
• Mackerel
• Catfish
• Soymilk
• Fish Oil
• Herring
• Trout
• Shrimp

There are others, but these are among the highest. As you can see, most of them are seafood. So a good rule of thumb is to make sure you are getting seafood in your diet. Also, if you are a vegetarian, you may want to consider taking a Vitamin D supplement because there are very few plants that contain this vitamin.