Vitamin D Deficiency

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  1. 5. Vitamin D deficiency can result in ____ muscles and bones
  2. 6. A symptom of Vitamin D deficiency that is characterized by your bones being weak and easily broken.
  3. 7. A feeling in your stomach that could result in throwing up
  4. 9. True or False; Vitamin D is not necessary for building strong bones.
  5. 12. A symptom of Vitamin D deficiency that causes your bones to be porous and weak.
  6. 14. A common symptom of Vitamin D deficiency that is similar to feeling tired.
  7. 16. D This deficiency is present when you do not have a sufficient amount of ____ in your body.
  8. 18. A production of too many _____ by your parathyroid glands is a result of Vitamin D deficiency that can lead to osteoporosis.
  9. 19. True or False: Depression can result from not enough vitamin D
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  1. 1. This drink comes from a cow and provides good amounts of calcium and Vitamin D.
  2. 2. A vitamin essential for strong bones, and something Vitamin D is supposed to control.
  3. 3. A disease that results from too much glucose in the blood; can be related to Vit. D deficiency.
  4. 4. One of the major food groups that could provide vitamin d
  5. 8. One purpose of vitamin D is to regulate the amount of calcium in your ___stream.
  6. 9. This common sea animal provides Vitamin D to humans when eaten. -D
  7. 10. Those with higher skin____ content—a.k.a darker skin—are more likely to have Vitamin D deficiency than those with lighter skin.
  8. 11. A piece of the skeletal system
  9. 13. The most common cause of Vitamin D deficiency is lack of exposure to _____.
  10. 15. A disease in small children developed from a lack of vitamin D
  11. 17. System A lack of Vitamin D can result in a weakened _____; A process in your body that serves to protect your body from sickness and disease.