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Increasing Indications of Treatment with Vitamin D, The Magic Hormone of Present Time

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  • Krishnadas Menon
  • T John George

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India)

  • Sruthi MV

    (Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India)

Abstract

Vitamin D is known as sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D exists as two forms - Vitamin D3 and Vitamin D2. Vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol is an inactive form which is synthesized from the skin on exposure to UVB radiation. Vitamin D2 or ergocalciferol is synthesized from plants. Fatty fishes, such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel, as well as beef, liver, and eggs comprise the primary dietary sources of Vitamin D3. The previous literature shows that Vitamin D is indeed a hormone not a nutrient. The body synthesizes Vitamin D after sun exposure, and it is activated by liver and kidneys. During exposure to sunlight, 7-dehydrocholesterol in the epidermis and dermis absorb ultraviolet B radiation resulting in the production of pro vitamin D3.

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  • Krishnadas Menon & T John George & Sruthi MV, 2019. "Increasing Indications of Treatment with Vitamin D, The Magic Hormone of Present Time," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 14(2), pages 40-42, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:14:y:2019:i:2:p:40-42
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2019.14.555883
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