By Adam The Nutritionist
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November 20, 2023
Introduction- Vitamin D: The vitamin & Hormone ⬇️ Vitamin D or Cholecalciferol. The name has "chole" attached to it because cholesterol is tied to it...meaning you need cholesterol to have good Vitamin D and vice-versa. 🙂 Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has two forms: vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. Fat soluble means that the vitamin requires proper amounts of fat to be absorbed properly- they are stored in fatty tissue. Although many doctors may give an injection/pill of the vitamin D2 form, this form doesn’t have long-lasting effects in the body. The body prefers vitamin D3, which you can only get from the sun and animal products naturally. Vitamin D is the only vitamin that can be obtained from sunshine – and the only vitamin that is considered a hormone. Vitamin D2 may be found in some plant foods as well as some supplements. Vitamin D3 is found in animal foods, eggs, fish and in supplements. Be aware that the supplement Vitamin D3 is not always the same as getting it from food. "The body prefers vitamin D3.. which you can only get from the sun and animal products naturally. "