Vitamin D deficiency: signs, symptoms and treatment
FG TradeGetty Images Vitamin D is one of thirteen essential vitamins that the body needs to function normally. It’s well known that vitamin D is important for bone health but there’s increasing evidence that it also plays a role in many other areas of good health including the immune system, the cardiovascular system and mental health. It may also be protective against certain types of cancer. There are still many unknowns, some controversy and lots of ongoing research into exactly what vitamin D does and how much of it we need. It’s estimated that as many as 50 per cent of the world...