Vitamin D

Benefits

  • Helps minimize the loss of bone density 
  • Helps bones absorb calcium to grow new bone tissue
  • Adequate vitamin D status, defined as 30 mL or more of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (usually achieved with a daily oral intake of at least 400 to 600 IU), is required to achieve the nutritional benefits of calcium
  • Regulates mood to help ward off anxiety and depression