Vitamin D is not strictly speaking a vitamin; it is more accurately a precursor to a hormone and has many important functions in the body.
The most known function is in calcium absorption, but it has many other roles including immune function and cardiovascular health.
Vitamin D deficiency causes some very serious conditions, such as rickets in children, and osteoporosis in adults.
Insufficiency has been associated with increased risks of:
- Various cancers
- Cardiovascular disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
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