Life On Vit D3-Life 1000Iu, 60 Tablets

Vitamin D refers to a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium,phosphate and zinc. The most important compounds in this group are vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol). Cholecalciferol can be ingested from the diet and from supplements. Skin is the major natural source of the vitamin D(1). Vitamin D plays an important role in bone metabolism and seems to have anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties. Low vitamin D levels are associated with increased overall and cardiovascular mortality, cancer incidence, mortality and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis Vitamin D insufficiency affects almost 50% of the population worldwide. An estimated 1 billion people worldwide, across all ethnicities and age groups, have a vitamin D deficiency (VDD). This pandemic of hypovitaminosis D can mainly be attributed to lifestyle and environmental factors that reduce exposure to sunlight, which is required for Ultraviolet-B (UVB)-induced vitamin D production in the skin