Didn’t your parents always tell you when you were young to go outside in the sun and soak up some all-important vitamin D? Well, it turns out they might have a point.Research by the British Nutrition ...

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Often dismissed as mere fatigue or aging, Vitamin D deficiency is a silent epidemic among women. Crucial for bone health, ...

Vitamin D, an essential nutrient, is naturally produced through sun exposure and certain foods. However, excessive sunburn ...

Vitamin D is available in two forms: plant-derived vitamin D2 or vitamin D3 from animal-based foods (D3 is also produced when skin is exposed to sunlight). Supplements and fortified foods contain ...

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Researchers have developed a non-invasive, low-cost tool for assessing the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women called ViDDPreS (Vitamin D Deficiency Predicting Scoring).