Vitamin D deficiency – symptoms, what foods you should eat – UNIAN

Vitamin D is one of the most popular – many women, especially after 40 years, drink it regularly to maintain the proper functioning of the body. A gastroenterologist, in a commentary to UNIAN, explained what vitamin D is – why it is needed and how to take it correctly.

Previously, he talked about who needs to take vitamin B12.

What role does vitamin D play?

Gastroenterologist Stanislav Kravchuk explained that vitamin D is a hormone-like substance that is formed in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation from cholesterol derivatives (a component of cell membranes and a precursor of steroid hormones and bile acids). This is a unique vitamin because it is one of the few that…