Vitamin D: Important for Prevention of Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular Heart Disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Autoimmune Diseases, and Some Cancers
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 98 (10) , 1024-1026
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000140865.32054.db
Abstract
Vitamin D is very important for overall health and well-being. A major source of vitamin D comes from exposure to sunlight. Measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood and not 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D is used to determine vitamin D status. A blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 20 ng/mL is considered to be vitamin D sufficient. Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of many common...Keywords
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