Is Your Vitamin D Holding You Back?

Low vitamin D can leave you more prone to bone injuries and illness, and it's more common in athletes than you might think. Few foods are good sources, and making enough from sunlight isn't a given, especially as the days get shorter.

In episode 147 of The Eat for Endurance Podcast, sports dietitian and researcher Kelly Pritchett, PhD, RD, CSSD, joins me to talk about: 

• Why vitamin D matters for bone health, muscle function, immunity, and athletic recovery
• The best food sources of vitamin D, and why these foods alone won't cut it
• How sun exposure, skin tone, sunscreen, clothing, season, and geography impact your ability to produce vitamin D 
• Common causes of low vitamin D and who's most at risk
• What vitamin D blood test results mean and why recommendations for optimal levels differ
• When to get your vitamin D tested and how time of year affects your results
• When supplementation makes sense, and how dosage can vary
• How vitamin D works with calcium, magnesium, and vitamin K, especially for bone stress injuries
• What the research says about vitamin D, illness, and performance

Tune in for a practical, evidence-based look at vitamin D for athletes.

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