By Emily Crowder and Kate Cresswell

Sources of Vitamin D Salmon Tuna Sardines Cheese Eggs Liver Pudding Sun

Vitamins or Minerals that help absorb Vitamin D Calcium Mineral oils interfere with the absorption of Vitamin D

What does vitamin D do for us? Helps us to absorb many other nutrients. It also helps in bone development. It also necessary in our immune systems. Vitamin D helps facilitate every tissue in the body. This includes the brain, heart, our muscles, and immune system.

Salmon Casserole Cook Time: 4 hours Total Time: 4 hours Ingredients: 3 cans (16 ounces each) salmon 4 cups bread crumbs, soft, about 10 slices of bread 1 can tomatoes in puree, about 15 ounces 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 can condensed cream of onion soup 2 Chicken bouillon cubes, crushed 6 Eggs, well beaten 1 can condensed cream of celery soup 1/2 cup Milk Preparation: Generously grease crockpot. Combine all ingredients, except celery soup and milk, in removable liner. Place liner in base. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours. Combine cream of celery soup with 1/2 cup of milk and heat in saucepan. Serve sauce with the salmon casserole

Vitamin D deficiency When you do not have enough vitamin D you are at risk of getting rickets. Rickets is the softening of bones in children potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Vitamin D deficiency remains the main cause of rickets among young infants in most countries, because breast milk is low in vitamin D and social customs and climatic conditions can prevent adequate UVB exposure. In sunny countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, and Bangladesh where the disease occurs among older toddlers and children. Rickets is among the most frequent childhood diseases in many developing countries.