Thursday, August 14, 2014

What are the roles of vitamin D in human body?

Vitamin D (calciferol or activated ergosterol) is fat soluble. Since vitamin D can be produced in human bodies by the action of sunlight on the skin, many experts consider it to be more of a hormone than a vitamin.

Calcium in milk that help bones strong but without the vitamin D or calciferol, that’s also added to milk, the calcium won’t work.

Vitamin D is responsible chiefly for regulating the absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus.

This vitamin is promotes and maintains normal tooth and bone formation.

Other important functions of vitamin D include maintaining normal nerve conduction and muscle contractions, especially those of the heart muscle.  Calcium is to send messages along body nerves and to help muscles contract. Vitamin D regulates the amount of calcium in blood and makes sure it always enough.

Immune system needs vitamin D, and it may help prevent cancer, especially colon cancer.

Adequate vitamin D is also important during reproduction and lactation. Extreme deficiencies may result in congenital malformation of the newborn and injury to the skeleton of the mother.
What are the roles of vitamin D in human body?

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