Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Judith E. Brown
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Introduction: Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that is required by the body for the absorption of calcium. It is present naturally in egg yolk, sea food, and milk. Our body can also synthesize vitamin D using sunlight, mainly from the cholesterol in body. Vitamin D also has roles in immune, muscular and nervous systems. Deficiency of vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis.
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