sunlight
Vitamin D is produced by ultraviolet radiation on your skin. The UV light converts a precursor molecule to vitamin D.
Yes
There is more than one reason that your vitamin D is low. It could be due to lack on sunshine or poor diet.
Vitamin D (disambiguation).
I know that vitamin d is one isn't vitamin e another?
The term "vitamin D" refers to several different forms of this vitamin. ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Vitamin D2 synthesized by plants. Vitamin D3 is synthesized by humans in the skin. D is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet and the vitamin D was the fourth vitamin discovered.
Vitamin a, Vitamin b, vitamin c.
Vitamin D exists in several forms, with vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) being the most common. While both forms can help maintain adequate levels of vitamin D in the body, vitamin D3 is generally considered more effective at raising and maintaining overall vitamin D levels. Therefore, while they are both forms of vitamin D, they are not identical in their sources and efficacy.
is vitamin d a compound?
Vitamin D comes from sunshine exposure and works with the mineral calcium. "Sunshine vitamin" is the nickname for vitamin D because the human body produces vitamin D through exposure to the UV rays of the Sun.
Ok, this will be necessarily brief, but Vitamin D acts more like a hormone in your body than a vitamin, and proper amounts of D affect calcium uptake. And lots of other processes.
it is a vitamin.