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Vitamin D

Nutrient

Acts as a hormone, despite the vitamin name. Governs calcium absorption and a wide set of immune genes.

Relationships

3 connections

Vitamin D enhances absorption of

Calcium

Bone mineral and signalling ion. A large calcium load in the same meal competes with non-heme iron for DMT1.

Dietary Fat

Forms the micelles that carry the fat-soluble vitamins across the gut wall. Without fat in the meal, A, D, E, K and the carotenoids largely pass through.

Vitamin D is cofactor for

Magnesium

Required by every ATP-dependent reaction, since the usable substrate is the Mg-ATP complex.

Beyond this page

Vitamin D also connects to 32 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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