Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal mineralization of bone and to prevent hypocalcemic tetany.
It is also needed for bone growth and bone remodeling by osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Without sufficient vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, or misshapen.
Vitamin D sufficiency prevents rickets in children and Osteomalacia in adults.
Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis.
Description
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is essential for the human body as it helps in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body, the two most important minerals, responsible for healthy bones. Vitamin D3, helps in prevention of osteoporosis and rickets in children and intervene in maintaining a healthy immune system.
