Vitamin D
What are the health benefits?
Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate - nutrients that are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy - in the body. It promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate calcium and phosphate concentrations to prevent cramps and spasms. It is required for bone growth. Vitamin D sufficiency prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis.
Which are the food sources?
Oily fish, red meat, liver, egg yolks and mushrooms.
What is the recommended intake?
|
Children (4-6) |
Children (7-9) |
Boys (10-12) |
Girls (10-12) |
Boys (13-15) |
Girls (13-15) |
Boys (16-18) |
Girls (16-18) |
Women 55kg |
Men 65kg |
|
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
How much does Happy Ratio have?
The All-In-One Health Shakes and All-In-One Protein Shakes have approximately 1.88 mcg in each serve.
