Sources Of Vitamin D

There is great interest in vitamin D at the moment, and the researchers suggest that half of our population is deficient. Do you know how the body uses it and where you can get some?

Vitamin D helps the body's absorption of calcium.
Eat cheese and other dairy products. Also, daily exposure to natural light will help.

A personal note: This research should suggest that all food establishments will be closed. How can a country with a cheese burger and fries economy have so much weight and more people in poor health.

Milk, fish, cheese, mushrooms (especially shiitake) and expose your skin to the sun.
Vitamin D helps calcium absorption.

Edit: The mushrooms contain vitamin D than if they were exposed to ultraviolet light for several minutes. Most cultivated mushrooms are grown in the dark. Expose store-bought mushrooms in the sun for 10 minutes just before cooking to get the vitamin. This was discovered some months ago.

Ultraviolet radiation stimulates the conversion of ergosterol and cholesterol, or vitamin D2 or vitamin D3 forms of vitamin D in the body.

Lipids

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) in the form of vitamin D is produced in the body by the action of ultra-
Ultraviolet radiation on cholesterol. search
Vitamin D2 (ergosterol) in the form of vitamin D is produced in the body by the action of ultra-
Ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol.

Minerals

Boron may be essential for the conversion of vitamin D into its active form. search

Vitamins

Vitamin A improves the function of vitamin D.



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