Hirri
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I have been doing some regular blood tests every spring and sometimes fall for a while now (thanks to health package given by the company I work for ) and I was surprised to see that my vitamin D suddenly is lower.
In 2018 fall it was 94 nmol/l
In 2019 spring it was 133 nmol/l
in 2020 spring 58 nmol/l
in 2020 fall 59 nmol/l
in 2021 spring - will do next week
I never took any supplements of vitamin D in my life so those normal and even high levels were not caused by that. I live in Eastern Europe with long dark winters so I don't think that getting it from sun is possible (although I do spend lots of time outside in summer and that did not change). My diet did not change too except that I eat way more. A few things that come to mind though are:
-in 2018-2019 I still was underweight with low body fat % (12-16%) due to lots of running and undereating
-in 2020 I reduced my running by 60% for the whole year and almost all running sessions because of a low intensity, just for fun, thus I gained weight and now my BMI and body fat % is normal for a woman my age.
-My ferritin levels became a bit lower (dropped from 35 to 27).
I just dont understand why vitamin D levels would fall because of those reasons. Maybe it's something that I don't think of. I am 37 year old female btw.
In 2018 fall it was 94 nmol/l
In 2019 spring it was 133 nmol/l
in 2020 spring 58 nmol/l
in 2020 fall 59 nmol/l
in 2021 spring - will do next week
I never took any supplements of vitamin D in my life so those normal and even high levels were not caused by that. I live in Eastern Europe with long dark winters so I don't think that getting it from sun is possible (although I do spend lots of time outside in summer and that did not change). My diet did not change too except that I eat way more. A few things that come to mind though are:
-in 2018-2019 I still was underweight with low body fat % (12-16%) due to lots of running and undereating
-in 2020 I reduced my running by 60% for the whole year and almost all running sessions because of a low intensity, just for fun, thus I gained weight and now my BMI and body fat % is normal for a woman my age.
-My ferritin levels became a bit lower (dropped from 35 to 27).
I just dont understand why vitamin D levels would fall because of those reasons. Maybe it's something that I don't think of. I am 37 year old female btw.