" Always stay healthy, attain peace of mind and body" _____________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Vitamin D and Its Health Benefits 1. Introduction to Vitamin D Vitamin D is an important nutrient that your body needs to stay healthy. It helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body, which are essential for strong bones, teeth and muscles. Unlike many other vitamins, your body can make vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunlight. It is also found in some foods and can be taken as a supplement. 2. How Vitamin D Works Vitamin D is unique because your body can make it. When your skin is exposed to sunlight, especially UVB rays, it starts producing vitamin D. This vitamin then undergoes two important transformations in your body. First, it is converted to calcidiol in the liver and then to calcitriol in the kidney. Calcitriol is the active form of vitamin D that helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus. 3.
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