VITAMIN D:NEED FOR SUN LIGHT

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Vitamin d is a very essential requirement of our body.It plays an important role in bone metabolism.Adequate stores of Vitamin D are required,for prevention of bone diseases like rickets(in children) and osteomalacia(in adults).

Vitamin D,can be produced ,from it's precursor substances,on exposure of our skin to sunlight.

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services has stressed on the need of exposing the kids to sunlight,for adequate body stores of vitamin D.You can read the full story here

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