Similar to vitamin D2, vitamin D3 undergoes metabolic processes in the liver and kidneys to become biologically active. In the liver, vitamin D3 is hydroxylated to form 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) ...

Many people are turning to vitamin D supplements due to awareness about vitamin D deficiency. However, various factors can ...

1 National Drug Clinical Trial Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, China 2 Beijing Key Laboratory of Diabetes Research and Care, Department of ...

Vitamin D is available in two forms: plant-derived vitamin D2 or vitamin D3 from animal-based foods (D3 is also produced when skin is exposed to sunlight). Supplements and fortified foods contain ...

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is most well-known for promoting bone health ... Oral and topical vitamin d, sunshine, and uvb phototherapy safely control psoriasis in patients with normal pretreatment ...

The evolutionary drive that led to the generation of skin pigmentation still bewilders scientists. The earliest members of the hominid lineage probably had a lightly pigmented integument covered ...

In this latest research, after storing the eggs and cooking them with the method under test, batches of eggs were freeze-dried and analyzed for vitamin D3 and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3. The scientists used ...

“Vitamin D deficiency is very common and ongoing research has shown its impact on physical and mental well-being,” says Dr.