Beyond MAY 2017 Issue - The Power Of Foods BEYOND_ThePowerOfFood issue_050417 | Page 21

The Low Down on Vitamin D
Vitamin D has many functions
• Calcium absorption and regulation
• Bone development and
maintenance
• Regulates cellular growth
• Immune system
• Helps regulate genes that fight off
infections
• Exerts an endocrine action on
the cells of the immune system
generating anti-inflammatory and
immunoregulatory effects
• Increase in chronic pain
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