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Dermatoendocrinol
April 2012
Department of Medicine; Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes; Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory; Boston University Medical Center; Boston, MA USA.
Vitamin D has received worldwide attention not only for its importance for bone health in children and adults but also for reducing risk for many chronic diseases including autoimmune diseases, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, many cancers and infectious diseases. Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic due to the fact that most humans have depended on sun for their vitamin D requirement which they now either avoid or wear sun protection for fear of skin cancer. There are few foods that naturally contain vitamin D.
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February 2011
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 85 East Newton Street, M-1013, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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