Health Benefits of Walking
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Vitamin D Production
Going out for just a twenty-minute walk during daylight hours is a great way to ensure you produce enough vitamin D. It comes from the exposure to sunlight and has many short and long-term health benefits. Vitamin D is needed for the proper absorption of calcium. Calcium is needed for bone growth, maintaining good bone density, and healing fractures.
A lack of vitamin D and calcium can cause rickets in children and fragile bones in adults. Deficiencies in vitamin D have also been linked to some cancers, heart disease, catching the flu, and depression. Vitamin D has also been found to have an appetite-suppressing effect that can aid in weight loss.
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