Vitamin D - Disease Prevention Role For The Sunshine Vitamin

Vitamin D - Disease Prevention Role For The Sunshine Vitamin: "Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and has been called the sunshine vitamin. The role of this vitamin has been known for several decades. It promotes the formation of bone. This is achieved by promoting the intestinal absorption of calcium. It is available from several sources, but the fish liver oils are the best sources. There is another source for which one does not have to pay. This source is sunlight which is free. Of course, sunlight does not contain vitamin D. The UV radiations which are part of the sunlight are able to act on a precursor of vitamin D present in the skin. This precursor molecule is called 7-dehydrocholeserol."