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Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, and functions as a steroid hormone. What steroid hormones do is go in to the nucleus of cells, and alter gene expression, that is turning genes on or off, or simply giving them a nudge in either direction.Other steroid hormones include testosterone, aldosterone and many more. Being deficient in a hormone is pretty serious, and Vitamin D is no exception.
What this implies, is that people who don't get enough sun year round are probably deficient in a major hormone in their bodies. A hormone, whose lack of has been implicated in some serious illnesses
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAmong a few things, vitamin D aids in the absorption of another vitamin, calcium.
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∙ 7y agoVitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus which are two minerals important for tooth and bone growth.
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∙ 13y agoIt helps get calcium to the bones it is like a plant the sun is vitamin d and water is calcium.
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∙ 14y agoit lowers your blood sugar and gives some color to your skin
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∙ 12y agoMOST importantly, Vitamin D is KEY in helping your body break down and absorb calcium. It also helps with eyesight and healthy organ function.
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∙ 10y agovitamin d helps in absorption of phosphate and calcium and also regulation of blood sugar
Vitamin D is absorbed from the sun light and it helps our skin in the body
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∙ 12y agoIt helps to build up the bones
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∙ 12y agoIt gives you a tan.
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How do you reduce vitamin D in body?
The only way to reduce vitamin D in the body is to stop intake of vitamin D.
Which vitamin is synthesized in your body by sun rays?
vitamin d
Which vitamin can not be made in human body?
vitamin D
What vitamin is synthesized in the skin with exposure to the sunlight?
Vitamin D is produced by ultraviolet radiation on your skin. The UV light converts a precursor molecule to vitamin D.
What is the physiology of vitamin D in the body?
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it is able to be dissolved in fat.
What factors limit the amount of vitamin d that can be made by the body?
The body needs to have sunlight on the skin, to make vitamin D.
What Vitamins come from sunlight?
Vitamin D. The body produces vitamin D when sunlight (ultraviolet light) strikes the skin.
Does radiation have vitamin D?
Sunlight helps the human body to manufacture vitamin D. In that sense one can say that solar radiation contributes to vitamin D. It does not have vitamin D, though.
True or false outdoor exercise helps your body make vitamin d?
True, provided you are exposed to the sun. Sunlight enables your body to make vitamin D. For this reason, vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin.
Which vitamin can be made in the body after exposure to ultraviolet UV rays from the sun?
Vitamin D. It is made from cholesterol in response to extended exposure to sunlight.
What nutrients does sunshine produce in the body?
vitamine A witch will be transformed to vitamine D by the human body
What is vitamin D used for?
The vitamin D has a role in Cancer recovery and prevention
