Title: Vitamin D and Prevention of Chronic Diseases Source:
[None] URL Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq1t9WqOD-0 Published:Sep 29, 2009 Author:Staff Post Date:2009-09-29 08:38:32 by Horse Keywords:None Views:102 Comments:2
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S3 From another website: Technically not a "vitamin," vitamin D is in a class by itself. Its metabolic product, calcitriol, is actually a secosteroid hormone that targets over 2000 genes (about 10% of the human genome) in the human body. Current research has implicated vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, periodontal disease, and more. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
Vitamin D's influence on key biological functions vital to one's health and well-being mandates that vitamin D no longer be ignored by the health care industry nor by individuals striving to achieve and maintain a greater state of health.