Thu 12 May 2011 11:48:26 PM EDT
Manish Chandra PathakJanuary 11, 2010
Vitamin D, Health, Sunlight and West
There are four major fat soluble vitamins Vitamin A, D, E and K.
Being fat soluble means they can not get washed out of
the system easily, unlike...
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Thu 12 May 2011 11:48:26 PM EDT
Manish Chandra PathakJanuary 11, 2010
Vitamin D, Health, Sunlight and West
There are four major fat soluble vitamins Vitamin A, D, E and K.
Being fat soluble means they can not get washed out of
the system easily, unlike other water soluble Vitamin B and C; hence they do not need to be in our regular daily diet.
Moreover, our physiological system has ready made infrastructure to produce Vitamin D from sunlight using cholesterol
derivatives.
The beneficial effects of vitamin D is attributed to its extraordinary anti-inflammatory as well as pro-differentiating
properties.
Hypovitaminosis D, encompassing vitamin D lacking, has become endemic in the US population with more
than 75% of population being deficient.
According to recent reports, Vitamin D supplements are suggested to overcome
H1N1 pandemic.
Vitamin D receptor are expressed in natural killer cells which plays important role in clearing influenza
virus.
The active form of Vitamin D, Calcitri
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