Vitamin D and human journey

Mehrdad shakiba, shamim shakiba

Abstract


Abstract: Herein, we propose a hypothesis for the low level of vitamin D as a sign of untimely relocation of humans during history. This improper displacement made the human species prone to infectious and noninfectious diseases during the life journey. The low level of vitamin D is a sign that needs to be addressed as a marker of an unsafe journey in  a lifetime, not the cause for associated diseases, and the replacement of vitamin D is the least performed in this regard. 


Keywords


VitaminD , VITAMIND SUPPLEMENTATION, OUT DOOR ACTIVITY

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