Facts about Vitamin D
Vitamin D is needed for normal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It helps put these minerals into bones and teeth. This makes bones stronger and reduces risk for bone fractures. Vitamin D also helps keep the immune system functioning normally, so our bodies can resist some types of disease. Thi...
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Vitamin D is needed for normal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It helps put these minerals into bones and teeth. This makes bones stronger and reduces risk for bone fractures. Vitamin D also helps keep the immune system functioning normally, so our bodies can resist some types of disease. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Linda B. Bobroff and Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, February 2014.
FCS8640/FY207: Facts About Vitamin D (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-db7c024840194a259a1b5a84a3c491002025-02-08T06:01:51ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092014-02-0120141Facts about Vitamin DLinda B. Bobroff0Isabel Valentin-Oquendo1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Vitamin D is needed for normal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It helps put these minerals into bones and teeth. This makes bones stronger and reduces risk for bone fractures. Vitamin D also helps keep the immune system functioning normally, so our bodies can resist some types of disease. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Linda B. Bobroff and Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, February 2014. FCS8640/FY207: Facts About Vitamin D (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131444FY207 |
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