Daily Archives: September 17, 2015

Predicting Vitamin D Status Without a Blood Test

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone with a wide ranging nutritional role. Vitamin D can be synthesised from cholesterol in the skin in a reaction catalysed by ultraviolet light or can be derived from the diet. Vitamin D is not … Continue reading

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