How often do you take your Vitamin D? It’s very important and plays a fundamental role for maintaining a healthy body. Keep reading to find out a few reasons why you should remember to take it regularly and how to consume it.
Vitamin D’s main benefits include helping with immune response, cardiovascular function, bone metabolism, muscle function and growth. It is also very helpful as it regulates the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy, as well as improved resistance against certain diseases. Therefore, maintaining adequate vitamin D levels is essential for athletes to stay healthy as well as to improve their performance.
It’s good to know not enough Vitamin D can have negative effects on the body, such as leading to bone abnormalities such as soft bones, fragile bones, or bone pain.
Vitamin D can be consumed through various ways. One way is through regular and safe sun exposure, for example outdoor training. However, in the past year, during the pandemic, people have struggled with inadequate amount of sunlight due to the sudden increase of staying indoors. Therefore, it has become essential to compensate for the loss of vitamin D with a proper diet, by eating foods rich in vitamin D or taking supplements such as cod liver oil. Below are examples of foods that include Vitamin D which can easily be included in a daily diet.
From animal products:
- Fatty fish, like tuna, mackerel, and salmon.
- Foods fortified with vitamin D, like some dairy products.
- Beef liver.
- Cheese.
- Egg yolks.
From non-animal products:
- Orange juice, soy milk, and cereals.
- Spinach.
- Kale.
- Okra.
- Collards.
- Soybeans.
- White beans.
- Mushrooms.
In summary, spending time outdoors in a safe way in the sun, as well as complimenting this with a healthy, varied diet which includes Vitamin D, or through certain supplements, keeps a body healthy.
And if you want to learn more…
If you’re looking to take your nutritional knowledge to the next level join us to become an expert, click here to check out the different certificate in Nutrition offered at the BIHub.
KNOW MORE
CATEGORY: NUTRITION
Futbol Club Barcelona (FCB) is a centre of sporting excellence where it is recognized that appropriate nutrition is essential to health and performance of players. The Gatorade Sports Science Institute’s (GSSI’s) mission is to help athletes improve their health and performance through innovation, research, and education in hydration and nutrition science.
CATEGORY: NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Nutrition should help optimise everyone’s health, but for athletes also optimises performance and it is a key component for reaching one’s maximum physical development.
CATEGORY: NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Nutrition plays a major role and has a great impact on all aspects of our lives. It is even more important when we are talking about recovery post-exercise.
CATEGORY: NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Right after we are born, our bodies begin to oxidise. This is a natural process that results from our exposure to various elements such as pollution, an excess of solar radiation, stress and even physical exercise.
CATEGORY: NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELLNESS
There are all sorts of very healthy foods that are recommended as part of an elite athlete’s diet.
CATEGORY: NUTRITION HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Interest in the human microbiome is on the rise in the scientific community. These microorganisms living in our intestines not only help in terms of digestion, but they also influence the way we eat and the development of every aspect of our metabolism.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
- SUBSCRIBE
- CONTACT
- APPLY
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OUR NEWS
Do you have any questions about Barça Universitas?
- Startup
- Research Center
- Corporate