VITAMIN D: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR BODY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH OF IT?
Vitamin D is important for health. Humans tend to think that they get enough of it from the sunlight. That, however, is not true for everyone. Many people require supplements to fulfill their body’s need for Vitamin D. Today we are going to talk about the importance of this Vitamin, whether sunlight is enough for completing body’s need for it and what other sources it can be found in.
What is Vitamin D?
Medicine Net describes vitamin D as “A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus.” Vitamin D is produced in the skin and the production depends on the exposure to sunlight.