Probiotics Help Vitamin D Absorption

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Webpostline.com - The study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, declares that by consuming probiotic supplements could increase absorption of vitamin D levels by 25 percent. This finding is the first proof to suggest that probiotic has a role to keep the nutrients of bone in the body. This means that probiotics have the same role with the sunlight related to absorb vitamin D.


However, earlier studies show that certain probiotic strains called lactobacillus reuteri NCIMB 30242, which act to make low the levels of cholesterol. In fact, the major effect to absorb fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin D still unsolved. The researchers have observed the probiotic effect on a group of adults and asked them to consume it for nine weeks, hereinafter they examined by measuring the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in their blood.

Vitamin D recognized as micronutrients that essential to prevent health problems such as rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults. Lack of vitamin D could increase the reduction risk of absorption of calcium in the bone, which lead to brittle bones. The researchers have also found the relation between vitamin D with heart disease protection, autoimmune diseases and diabetes.

Absorption of vitamin D can get obstacles due to several factors, such as limited sunlight, black skin, obesity, and inability of the body to absorb vitamin D into the active form of it.

The head of research, Dr. Jones says that the study has increased knowledge about the bacterial community in the bowel or benefit of microbium for human health.