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Benefits of Vitamin D - Functions in the body
- Most essential vitamin for preventing rickets, which is a known deficiency disease affecting children, and is characterised by defective bone formation, disturbance of calcium utilisation in the body, and resulting weakness.
- Assists in the assimilation of calcium, phosphorus and other minerals in the digestive tract.
- Necessary for the healthy functioning of the parathyroid glands, which regulate the calcium level in the blood.
- Very important during infancy and adolescence for the proper formation of teeth and bones.
- Good supply of Vitamin D during pregnancy benefits the mother and helps to ensure the satisfactory future development of the child.
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