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Michael F. Holick (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ k / HOLL-ik; [1] born 1946) is an American adult endocrinologist, specializing in vitamin D, such as the identification of both calcidiol, the major circulating form of vitamin D, and calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D. His work has been the basis for diagnostic tests and therapies for vitamin D-related ...
This author and Vitamin D specialist explains why the vitamin is so essential—and how mushrooms may be the key to healthy levels. No One Gets Enough of This Depression-Fighting Vitamin, but a ...
Calcifediol is strongly bound in blood by the vitamin D-binding protein. [5] Measurement of serum calcifediol is the usual test performed to determine a person's vitamin D status, to show vitamin D deficiency or sufficiency. [4] [5] Calcifediol is available as an oral medication in some countries to supplement vitamin D status. [4] [6] [7]
24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol, also known as 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 and (24R)-hydroxycalcidiol (abbreviated as 24(R),25-(OH) 2 D 3), [1] is a compound which is closely related to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3, the active form of vitamin D 3. Like vitamin D 3 itself and calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D 3), it is inactive as a hormone both in ...
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Elements like heat, humidity, light, and air are the “main enemies of vitamin freshness,” says Blatner. “Keep them cool, dry, and out of the sun.” So, probably not in your medicine cabinet.
Vitamin D 2 is found in fungi and is produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol. [161] The vitamin D 2 content in mushrooms increases with exposure to ultraviolet light, [162] and is stimulated by industrial ultraviolet lamps for fortification. [161] The United States Department of Agriculture reports D 2 and D 3 content combined in one ...
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