- About Vitamin D
Includes history, nutritional aspects, biochemistry, and information about its presence in milk.
vitamind.ucr.edu
- About.com: Facts About Vitamin D
Describes about the fat-soluble vitamin, sources, deficiency, toxicity, and issues and controversies about this nutrient.
ibdcrohns.about.com/od/relatedconditions/a/fdavitd.htm
- Beyond Discovery: Unraveling the Enigma of Vitamin D
Article about the history of the discovery of the vitamin, casuses of deficiency disease. Includes timeline and glossary.
www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=414
- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D
Information on vitamin D, sources, deficiency, and health risks of excessive intake of this nutrient.
ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp
- eMedicine: Vitamin D Deficiency and Related Disorders
Overview, deficiency and its symptoms, prevention, and sources of the vitamin D.
www.emedicine.com/med/TOPIC3729.HTM
- Linux Pauling Institute: Vitamin D
Describes its role in calcium metabolism, cell differentiation, and immunity. Includes causes and symptoms of deficiency (rickets in children, osteomalacia in adults) as well as sources and drug interactions.
lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminD
- Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death
August, 2008, article on evidence of risk to health due to deficiency of vitamin D. From ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195629.htm
- MayoClinic: Vitamin D
Helps regulate calcium and phosphorus in the blood and absorption and deposition of calcium. Includes recommended daily allowances, cautions, and side effects.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d/NS_patient-vitamind
- MedlinePlus: Vitamin D
Describes the "sunshine vitamin." Includes function and negative results from both deficiency and large doses.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002405.htm
- Merck: Vitamin D
Learn about the importance of vitamin D, symptoms of deficiency and toxicity, prevention and treatment, and sources of the vitamin.
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch154/ch154j.html
- NOF Osteoporosis Prevention - Vitamin D Recommendations
Explanation of how vitamin D help in the prevention of osteoporosis and the recommended daily requirement of vitamin D. From National Osteoporosis Foundation.
www.nof.org/prevention/vitaminD.htm
- WebMD: Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
Article on health benefits of vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin. Includes information on deficiency, toxicity, and recommended intake.
www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/are-you-getting-enough-vitamin-d
- WHFoods: Vitamin D
Describes about the importance of vitamin D in daily diet, functions, deficiency symptoms, and toxicity symptoms.
www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=110
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