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2. How to get the most out of vitamin D3 - AOL

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   Vitamin D3, aka cholecalciferol, is important for bone health and immune function. Experts discuss benefits, sources, risks and who needs a supplement. How to get the most out of vitamin D3

3. Wait, Should You Be Taking Vitamin D2 or D3? - AOL

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   But “vitamin D3 is more bioavailable (a.k.a has a stronger ability to be absorbed and used in the body), which is why people tend to prefer vitamin D3," says JoAnn Manson, M.D., MPH, DrPH, a ...

4. Vitamin D may not prevent fractures or falls in older adults ...

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   Vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, are important for overall health. However, vitamin D supplements have no effect on preventing falls or fractures in older adults, according to the U ...

5. Vitamin D toxicity - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin D compounds, specifically cholecalciferol (D3) and ergocalciferol (D2), are used in rodenticides due to their ability to induce hypercalcemia, a condition characterized by elevated calcium levels in the blood. This overdose leads to organ failure and is pharmacologically similar to vitamin D's toxic effects in humans.

6. Vitamin D - Wikipedia

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   Unlike the other twelve vitamins, vitamin D is only conditionally essential - in a preindustrial society people had adequate exposure to sunlight and the vitamin was a hormone, as the primary natural source of vitamin D was the synthesis of cholecalciferol in the lower layers of the skin’s epidermis, triggered by a photochemical reaction with ...

7. Cholecalciferol - Wikipedia

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   Cholecalciferol is a form of vitamin D which is naturally synthesized in skin and functions as a pro-hormone, being converted to calcitriol. This is important for maintaining calcium levels and promoting bone health and development. [4] As a medication, cholecalciferol may be taken as a dietary supplement to prevent or to treat vitamin D ...