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Vitamin D

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Science & Technology
  • Published
    22nd Jul, 2020
  • Recently a paper titled, Perspective: Improving vitamin D status in the management of COVID-19 was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2020).
  • When a chemical reaction to a cholesterol-based molecule takes place and converts it into calcidiol in the liver and into calcitriol in the kidney due to fall of sunlight on the skin, vitamin D is produced.
  • Vitamin D is associated with infections in the respiratory tract and lung injury and also help prevent osteoporosis
  • Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble.
  • Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed along with fats in the diet and can be stored in the body’s fatty tissue.
  • They come from plant and animal foods or dietary supplements.

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