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How do our bodies make vitamin D
When you go outside on a sunny day your exposed skin will make vitamin D3 If we re getting technical this process happens when ultraviolet B UVB radiation from the sun triggers the 7 dehydrocholesteol to produce D3 Plants like mushrooms also go through a similar process to make vitamin D2
What does vitamin D do in the body
Vitamin D is one of the body s most important vitamins helping it with a variety of tasks
The immune system vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system
Bone and muscle health vitamin D is very important for the body s structural system and maintaining normal bone and muscle function It also contributes to the normal absorption and utilisation of calcium and phosphorus
