{"id":40859,"date":"2024-11-11T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genacol.ca\/?p=40859"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:18:52","slug":"vitamin-d-in-winter-old-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genacol.ca\/en\/vitamin-d-in-winter-old-2\/","title":{"rendered":"During Winter Don\u2019t Forget Vitamin D"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40859\" class=\"elementor elementor-40859 elementor-40858\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/genacol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/banner_genacol_nouvelle_bg_03.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3504a66 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3504a66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f468ce\" data-id=\"6f468ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd089d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fd089d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During Winter Don\u2019t Forget Vitamin D<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5fdea6\" data-id=\"e5fdea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-632b31f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"632b31f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb9fce\" data-id=\"4fb9fce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#004B48\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e855f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e855f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Perhaps you have already been advised to take a vitamin D supplement, especially during the winter months? Health care professionals believe that many Canadians are likely to suffer from a vitamin D deficiency, a vitamin which is essential to our health. With the following article, we hope to give you a better understanding of the importance of vitamin D for our body and the reasons why taking supplements is often necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cfd785 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cfd785\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125f198\" data-id=\"125f198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9601461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9601461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>Role of Vitamin D in the Body<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c8a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c8a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, vitamin D performs an essential function for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/genacol.ca\/en\/collagen-and-bone-health\/\">bone health<\/a>: our body needs it to absorb calcium.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Calcium-Consumer\/#:~:text=Calcium%20is%20a%20mineral%20your,giving%20them%20structure%20and%20hardness.\">Calcium<\/a>\u00a0is known to be one of the main minerals that make up bones, so it\u2019s understandable that getting enough vitamin D helps maintain good bone mass. Indeed, a good intake of vitamin D could help prevent osteoporosis. In addition, vitamin D is associated with the maintenance of muscle function. This vitamin could therefore help improve balance and prevent falls and related fractures, especially in elderly people.<\/p><p>Scientific research also tends to show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21527855\/\">a link between vitamin D deficiency and a weakened immune response<\/a>, particularly against certain infections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-843e9d4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843e9d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77be14d\" data-id=\"77be14d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5de510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5de510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>Sunshine Vitamin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17623ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17623ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the nickname often given to vitamin D. Indeed, this vitamin is mainly produced and absorbed by our skin when exposed to sunlight. In Canada, we must deal with winter and what it entails, including a marked decrease in sunlight and our exposure to UV rays. Thus, from October to March, our body is not able to produce enough vitamin D to enjoy all its benefits.<\/p><p>In theory, sufficient exposure to sunlight during the summer months should allow our body to stock up on vitamin D. In practice, however, this is far from always the case, since certain factors can impair the body\u2019s ability to produce and store vitamin D. These factors are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05779f1 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"05779f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Using sunscreen: Sunscreen is used to protect our skin from the effects of UV rays and is quite common nowadays. However, the decrease in vitamin D production by the skin during the sunny months is a negative effect caused by using sunscreen.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Aging: As we age, the skin\u2019s ability to produce vitamin D decreases.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Low sun exposure: For various reasons, some people don\u2019t get much sunlight, regardless of the season.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b30e81d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b30e81d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94399bf\" data-id=\"94399bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1420466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1420466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>Can Our Needs Be Met by Food?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d5b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d5b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In short, the answer that applies to most of us is: NO. Indeed, foods with a high vitamin D content are limited, the main ones being fatty fish (salmon, sardines, herring). Egg yolk and beef liver also contain it but in smaller quantities. Some products are fortified with vitamin D, including margarine, soy beverages, some orange juices\u2026 However, few people consume enough of these foods to enjoy a sufficiently high vitamin D intake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2ab912 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2ab912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd80faa\" data-id=\"cd80faa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e9819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7e9819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>For Your Health, Consider Supplements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e18f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e18f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because our body struggles to produce all the vitamin D it needs throughout the year, and because we rarely get enough vitamin D from food, we need to look for alternatives. That\u2019s why health care professionals and organizations like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osteoporosis.ca\/\">Osteoporosis Canada<\/a>\u00a0recommend vitamin D supplements for all adults.<\/p><p>The recommended dose is 400 to 1000 IU for healthy adults 19 to 50 years of age. This dose should be higher, 800 to 2000 IU, in people over 50 years of age, as well as in people who are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/genacol.ca\/en\/preventing-osteoporosis\/\">at risk for osteoporosis<\/a>\u00a0or who have suffered several fractures in their lifetime.<\/p><p>To fight the risks associated with osteoporosis, while preventing joint pain caused by the condition, consider Genacol Bone &amp; Joint supplements. In addition to our AminoLock Collagen, this comprehensive formula contains 1000 IU of vitamin D3, for stronger and healthier bones.<\/p><p>If you think you may be at risk to suffer from vitamin D deficiency, talk to your healthcare professional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Winter Don\u2019t Forget Vitamin D Perhaps you have already been advised to take a vitamin D supplement, especially during the winter months? Health care professionals believe that many Canadians are likely to suffer from a vitamin D deficiency, a vitamin which is essential to our health. 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