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  2. This Is What Happens When You Take Too Many Vitamins ... - AOL

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    Most people take vitamins expecting some sort of health boost. ... Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin because the body can make it in a process that involves the sun hitting uncovered skin ...

  3. Vitamin D toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, is the toxic state of an excess of vitamin D. The normal range for blood concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in adults is 20 to 50 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).

  4. 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 ...

  5. Hypervitaminosis - Wikipedia

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    Specific medical names of the different conditions are derived from the given vitamin involved: an excess of vitamin A, for example, is called hypervitaminosis A. Hypervitaminoses are primarily caused by fat-soluble vitamins (D and A), as these are stored by the body for longer than the water-soluble vitamins. [1]

  6. This is the best time of day to take vitamin D supplements ...

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    In the ABCs of vitamins, D is one of the most important. The body needs vitamin D to build healthy bones, absorb calcium and maintain immune function. Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory and ...

  7. Have You Been Taking Your Vitamin D the Right Way? - AOL

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    “It is important that it be taken with food, because vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin,” meaning it does not dissolve in water and is absorbed with fat, so it is better if there’s a little ...

  8. Vitamin D deficiency - Wikipedia

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    People who take vitamin D supplements before being admitted for intensive care are less likely to die than those who do not take vitamin D supplements. [49] Additionally, vitamin D levels decline during stays in intensive care. [50] Vitamin D 3 (cholecalciferol) or calcitriol given orally may reduce the mortality rate without significant ...

  9. When Is the Best Time to Take Your Vitamin D? - AOL

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    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps our body absorb calcium, thereby supporting bone health, says Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., registered dietitian and author of The Small Change Diet.