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Vitamin D3 1000

Solgar Vitamin D3 1000 is sometimes call the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produce in your skin in response to sunlight. It’s a fat-soluble vitamin in a family of compounds that includes vitamins D-1, D-2, and D-3.

Your body produces vitamin D3 1000 naturally when it’s directly exposed to sunlight. You can also get it through certain foods and supplements to ensure adequate levels of the vitamin in your blood.

Solgar Vitamin D3 1000 has several important functions. Perhaps the most vital are regulating the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and facilitating normal immune system function.

Getting a sufficient amount of vitamin D3 is important for normal growth and development of bones and teeth, as well as improved resistance against certain diseases.

If your body doesn’t get enough vitamin D3, you’re at risk of developing bone abnormalities such as soft bones (osteomalacia) or fragile bones (osteoporosis).

Here are three more surprising benefits of vitamin D.

Vitamin D fights disease

In addition to its primary benefits, research suggests that vitamin D may also play a role in:

• reducing your risk of multiple sclerosis, according to a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
• decreasing your chance of developing heart disease, according to 2008 findings published in CirculationTrusted Source
• helping to reduce your likelihood of developing the flu, according to 2010 research published.

• Vitamin D reduces depression

  Research has shown that vitamin D might play an important role in regulating mood and warding off depression.

• In one study, scientists found that people with depression who received vitamin D supplements noticed an improvement in their symptoms.

  In another study of people with fibromyalgia, researchers found vitamin D deficiency was more common in those who were also experiencing anxiety and depression.