Vitamin D plays a role in the health of every type of cell – (03-01-04)

Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis

I’ve heard the author, Dr. Michael Holick, interviewed before and might I just say that needed a very tall ladder just to keep his knowledge in this area from totally flying over my head. Sunlight exposure has gotten a bad rap lately and yet its’ contribution to serum Vitamin D is unquestionable. Every cell in the human body has a receptor for Vitamin D–that means that it plays a role in the health of every type of cell. You can bet that we haven’t even identified a small fraction of the role that Vitamin D plays in each of those cells. AJCN — Abstracts: Holick 79 (3): 362 –

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