Category Archives: Ergocalciferol

Do Vitamin D Levels Continue Rise in The Autumn?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is actually a hormone and not a vitamin. Vitamin D is synthesised in the skin of humans in a reaction catalysed by ultraviolet light. The first step in the synthesis of vitamin D is the conversion of hepatically … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Fortified Foods: Are They Ethical?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D insufficiency is increasingly being recognised as a common health concern amongst high latitude Western populations. Vitamin D is produced in the skin via the action of ultraviolet light on cholesterol, but the absence or avoidance of sun exposure … Continue reading →

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When is A Vitamin Not A Vitamin?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamins are essential organic compounds needed in small amounts for normal metabolic regulation, usually as cofactors to enzymes. They are characterised in their own group because they cannot be synthesised in the body and so must be obtained from the … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D And The Risk of Infection

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The traditional view of vitamin D was that is was required for the prevention of the bone disorders osteomalacia and rickets, in adults and children, respectively. However, recent research has expanded this narrow range of functions for vitamin D. The … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D In Human Milk

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Traditionally vitamin D has been viewed as an essential nutrient necessary only for correct calcium metabolism. This is reflected in the classic vitamin D deficiency diseases of the bones including osteomalacia and rickets in adults and children, respectively. However, more … Continue reading →

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More On Ergocalciferol Versus Cholecalciferol

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Dietary vitamin D is available in two forms. Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) is the form of vitamin D found in plant tissues and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is the form found in animal tissues. Both are available as supplements, and ergocalciferol is … Continue reading →

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Cholecalciferol Versus Ergocalciferol

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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More on Vitamin D3 versus Vitamin D2

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is found in products of animal origin, whereas vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is found in products of plant origin. Evidence suggests that vitamin D3 is more effective at raising plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] when compared to … Continue reading →

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Hydroxylation Improves Vitamin D Effectiveness

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Research has recently expanded the biochemistry of vitamin D beyond its traditional role in bone metabolism to include diverse functions on cellular regulation. Dietary vitamin D becomes important during winter months at higher latitudes when sunlight is not intense enough … Continue reading →

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Ergocalciferol Versus Cholecalciferol

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Robert Barrington

The debate regarding ergocalciferol versus cholecalciferol supplementation is interesting. Supplemental vitamin D is available in two forms, cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2). The dietary cholecalciferol is identical to that produced in the skin by the action of ultra … Continue reading →

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