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The role of vitamin D in increasing calcium (Ca) level in the body and also the reason for not considering it a vitamin nowadays.
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Calcium plays a very important role in keeping the bones healthy and maintaining cell integrity. There is a very low percentage of Ca in the cells and the major proportion is present in the bones. The presence of optimum levels of Ca is very essential as even a slight increase or a slight decrease in the levels affects the nervous system of the body.
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