Vitamin D: from an “archaic sunscreen” molecule to a superpower molecule

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is technically a fat soluble hormone responsible for the normal mineralization of bone, for cell growth and immune function (activates T-cells) and for the reduction of inflammation.

In humans the most important compounds in this “sunshine group” are vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol…