Vitamin Tidbit of the Day

Vitamin D has been shown to reduce the risk of certain cancers by 50%.

Is that all forms of D or just D3?

D3 is the one we care about.

Specifically, it is the active form of D3, 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 that we care about, which is actually a steroid hormone that is created from D3's pre-cursor 7-dehydrocholesterol.

That's what I thought!  Thanks!

Andrea,

I've been lurking more than anything lately but I have been appreciating your Vitamin Tidbits...  Just wanted to thank you for keeping us informed!

Thanks again!

 

Thanks ... everytime I see one of these it reminds me how important it is to take my vitamins.

Barb