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Getting sufficient sunlight, particularly between 8 to 11 am for about 15 minutes on bare skin, is essential for vitamin D ...

Speculation: An excess of parathyroid hormone rather than a simple deficiency of vitamin D at the renal tubular epithelial cell appears to cause the disturbance of transport affecting the ...

Poverty has always been a risk factor for scurvy, but today there may be an additional cause: Bariatric surgery. Patients ...

Besides back pain, being deficient in the vitamin may also lead to other symptoms such as tiredness, increased susceptibility to illness, feelings of anxiety and delayed healing of wounds ...

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