Vitamin D Deficiency – Part 2: What Happens Inside

Diagram: vitamin D made in the skin from sunlight, converted in the liver to 25(OH)D3 and in the kidneys to active vitamin D

Even when sunlight reaches the skin, the body still has work to do. In Part 2, we look at the internal factors that affect vitamin D levels: cholesterol as the raw material, skin tone and melanin, age-related changes in production, and how vitamin D gets diluted in body fat.

Read the full post: Vitamin D – Part 1


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