Health benefits

Vitamin D health benefits

• Maintenance of normal bones and teeth.
• Maintenance of normal muscle function.
• Normal function of the immune system.
• Normal inflammatory response.
• Normal cell division.

Risk Groups

• Children below 3 years of age
• Adolescents and young adults
• Pregnant and lactating women
• People at risk of osteoporosis
• Elderly
• Dark skinned people
• People that work indoors, use sun screen or covering clothes
• Vegans

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• Viljakainen et al. Wintertime Vitamin D supplementation inhibits seasonal variation of calcitropic hormones and maintains Bone turnover in healthy men. J Bone Miner Res 2009;24:346-352
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• http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2813.pdf

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