The Basics On Vitamin D
What is Vitamin D?
A fat-soluble vitamin (technically, it’s a hormone) that may have antioxidant, soothing, and other properties.
What are other names for Vitamin D?
(3AH)-INDANYLIDENE)ETHYLIDENE)-, 4-METHYLENE-3-(2-TETRAHYDRO-7A -METHYL-1-(1,4,5-TRIMETHYL-2-HEXENYL)-4 CYCLOHEXANOL, CALCIFEROL, CYCLOHEXANOL, 4-METHYLENE-3-(2-TETRAHYDRO-7A -METHYL-1-(1,4,5-TRIMETHYL-2-HEXENYL)-4, ERGOCALCIFEROL, VIOSTEROL, and VITAMIN D
What is Vitamin D used for?
Better yet, research indicates the vitamin has powerful anti-aging properties: According to a 2004 study, applying it topically to hairless mice was found to significantly ward off wrinkles and protect against environmental aggressors (like solar UV radiation) by promoting skin cell turnover.
How Vitamin D is classified
Antioxidants, Vitamins
Recommendations for using Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data on Vitamin D and pregnancy suggests no known risk
Vitamin D During Pregnancy
What we know about using Vitamin D while pregnant or breastfeeding
Can you take Vitamin D while pregnant? Limited information on taking Vitamin D during pregnancy or while breastfeeding is currently available.
Two different groups of female albino rats were supplemented with the same vitamin mixture and either 100 μg or 1 mg Calcium Pantothenate after giving birth to their first litter(stock diet for all female rats during first pregnancies) and through the birth of young from their second pregnancies (gestation period not provided).2The young born from both the first and second pregnancies were normal.No teratogenicity or fetotoxicity were reported.Provided below is a summary of DART studies that are presented in detail inTable 9.In VitroD-Pantothenate (salt form not specified) was evaluated to determine its effect on the development of hamster embryos.66Embryos from pregnant females were removed 10 hours after egg activation and placed in various media containing 1 μmol/l to 1 mmol/l D-Pantothenate or a control medium without D-Pantothenate. Embryos were incubated at 37.5 °C for 72 hours, then some were fixedand stained and cell numberswere calculatedwhile otherswere implanted into femalehamstersto evaluate post-implantation viability.By 72 hours,68%-73% of cells developed into blastocysts from embryos cultured in D-Pantothenatemedium compared to 37%-41% in controls; the difference was statistically significant. None of the concentrationsof D-Pantothenatetested inhibited blastocyst formation. The mean number of live fetuses produced from the embryos incubated in the medium containing D-Pantothenate (24 fetuses/ 100 1-cell embryos) was statistically significantly greater than the mean number produced from the embryos incubated in the control medium (11 fetuses/ 100 1-cell embryos).In VivoRats were dosed with 0% or 0.0016% Pantothenic Acid daily in the diet for 7 weeks.67The researchers stated that Pantothenic Acid is necessary for the testicular and adrenal function in rats, based on the resultsof the study, including a statistically significant increaseintestis weight(relative to body weight) and a statistically significant decrease in sperm motility, testosterone, and corticosterone plasma concentrationsin untreated animals compared to treated ones.DL-Panthenyl Ethyl Ether (up to 1000 mg/kg/day) was administered by gavage to pregnant rats 1x/ day on days 6 through 19 of gestation using GLP and in accordance with OECD TG 421; the maternal and developmental NOAELwas reported to be≥ 1000 mg/kg/day.6In different experiments examining the effects of orally administered Calcium Pantothenate (up to 2000 mg/kg) on pregnant rats (details on gestation were not provided) no toxicity, teratogenicity, or fetotoxicitywere reported; Calcium Pantothenate was found to cross the placenta
General safety info about Vitamin D from CIR
No report found.
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Products where you might find Vitamin D
HUM Nutrition Here Comes The Sun (120 count);One Love Organics Vitamin D Moisture Mist (2 fl. oz.);Lancer Skincare 3D Hyaluronic Eye Serum with Vitamin C Brightening Complex (0.5 fl. oz.); Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum; Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Sunshine Drops;Fresh Vitamin Nectar Glow Juice Antioxidant Face Serum
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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