Vitamin D A Key Player In Overall Health Of Several Body Organs.

In a paper published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Professor Anthony Norman identifies vitamin D's potential for contributions to good health in the adaptive and innate immune systems, Norman also lists 36 organ tissues in the body whose cells respond biologically to vitamin D. The list includes bone marrow, breast, colon, intestine, kidney, lung, prostate, retina, skin, stomach and the uterus. According to Norman, deficiency of vitamin D can impact all 36 organs. Already, vitamin D deficiency is associated with muscle strength decrease, high risk for falls, and increased risk for colorectal, prostate and breast and other major cancers.