Vitamin D is often regarded as the doyen of vitamins. It’s structure differs to other vitamins and in this episode I look at it’s benefits, it’s risks and potential in terms of it’s role in human health.

Structure of vitamin D: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523241039

UVA and UVB light: https://www.skincancer.org/risk-factors/uv-radiation/

Vitamin D deficiency (NICE): https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adults/

Innate vs adaptive immunity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279396/#

(Listen to my episode on autoimmunity - October 2024)

Rickets: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rickets-and-osteomalacia/

VDR mutations and rickets: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/vdr/

Twin study on VDR mutations: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-69128-2

Vitamin D co-factors: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10974675/

Tim Spector and vitamin D: https://theconversation.com/the-sun-goes-down-on-vitamin-d-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-this-celebrated-supplement-52725

Foods high in vitamin K2: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/vitamin-k2-foods

Marshall Protocol: https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.008344.pdf

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