Showing posts with label vitamins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vitamins. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2009

Vitamin Roll Call: Meet Vitamin D

Sources Used:
Vitamin D Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D
Version from July 24, 2009

Office of Dietary Supplements - http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp
Posted Date: 4/18/2008
Updated: 12/11/2008

VOA News.com – http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2009-07-20-voa47.cfm
Article Title: Harmful Vitamin D Deficiency Common Around World
Author: Meredith Hegg
20 July 2009

Mayo Clinic.com - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d/NS_patient-vitamind
Entry from March 1, 2008

The New York Times.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/science/vitamin-d-in-milk.html
Vitamin D in Milk, By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Published: Tuesday, January 14, 2003


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Vitamin Roll Call: Meet Vitamin D

This vitamin is pretty impressive. Aside from the fact that it “does a body good” by strengthening bones, it’s either the only or one of the only vitamins you get from the sun. Dude, the freakin’ sun. Don’t over do it and end up with skin cancer. 10 minutes of running around on a bright sunny day is enough to get things going. I digress and on with the show.