Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies -  Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Question
Chapter 7, Problem 3RQ
Summary Introduction

To determine:

Whether the statement is true or false.

Introduction:

When ultraviolet light rays from the sun reach a cholesterol compound in the human skin, the compound is transformed into a precursor of vitamin D. Later, the precursor is converted into vitamin D by the processes that occur in the liver and kidneys.

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