Vitamin D Status Inversely Related to Anemia, According to New Study

A recent study suggested that vitamin D status is a modifiable risk factor for anemia.

Approximately one of every three individuals is affected by anemia worldwide. Anemia is a condition characterized by an inadequate amount of healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells are the body’s primary means of delivering oxygen to the body’s tissues. When the body dies not have enough red blood cells, one often feels tired and weak.

While vitamin B12 and iron are most widely recognized for their role in anemia, researchers have begun investigating the role vitamin D may play. They have found that vitamin D deficiency is directly related to reticulocytosis, the increase of immature red blood cells, which can cause anemia to develop.

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