Light Relief for Vitamin D

Contributed by Clive Cookson - Published 04 November 2009

Doctors have long known that vitamin D promotes healthy bone growth and severe deficiency causes rickets but researchers have only recently become aware of the far-reaching health effects of inadequate vitamin D levels.

Studies published over the past six months have linked vitamin D deficiency to a wide range of problems, including obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, infections, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, inflammation and heart trouble. This lack of Vitamin D provides a glaring illustration of the impact…

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