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Vitamin D
✨ AIThe "sunshine vitamin" helps you absorb calcium and keep bones and immunity strong.
Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus, making it essential for strong bones; it also supports muscle and immune function. It's unusual because your skin can make it from sunlight.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus, making it essential for strong bones; it also supports muscle and immune function. It's unusual because your skin can make it from sunlight.
Why Vitamin D matters
Few foods contain much naturally (mainly fatty fish, egg yolks, and fortified milk or cereal), so people with limited sun exposure, darker skin, or who live at higher latitudes are often low.
Best sources of Vitamin D
- Sunlight
- Salmon & mackerel
- Egg yolks
- Fortified milk & cereal
- Mushrooms (UV-exposed)
Practical tips
If you get little sun, a vitamin D supplement is one of the more commonly recommended ones; ask a clinician about the right amount for you.
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FAQ
What is Vitamin D?
The "sunshine vitamin" helps you absorb calcium and keep bones and immunity strong.
Why is Vitamin D important?
Few foods contain much naturally (mainly fatty fish, egg yolks, and fortified milk or cereal), so people with limited sun exposure, darker skin, or who live at higher latitudes are often low.
What are the best food sources of Vitamin D?
Sunlight, Salmon & mackerel, Egg yolks, Fortified milk & cereal, Mushrooms (UV-exposed).
Any practical tips?
If you get little sun, a vitamin D supplement is one of the more commonly recommended ones; ask a clinician about the right amount for you.
