Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in food but significant amounts of vitamin D can also be produced by the body. It can be obtained from sun exposure‚ food‚ and supplements are biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations in the body for activation. The two major forms of which are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). This paper not only looks into the essential function of vitamin D on the subject of bone health‚ but also other non-calcemic
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(neuromuscular spasm) develops. In infants and young children‚ a long-standing calcium intake deficiency‚ in association with suboptimal vitamin D exposure‚ can produce rickets. Indeed‚ in experimental animals and in humans with extremely low vitamin D levels‚ genetic absence of calcitriol (vitamin D–dependent rickets [VDDR] type I)‚ or genetic absence of the vitamin D receptor (VDDR type II)‚ the use of increased calcium supplementation or calcium infusions will prevent and treat rickets. These observations
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U.S. History P.4 D-Day The event that I reenacted was the D-Day invasion. After the German conquest of France in 1940‚ the opening of a second front in western Europe was a major aim of Allied strategy during World War II. On June 6‚ 1944‚ under the code name Operation Overlord‚ US‚ British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy‚ France‚ on the English Channel coast east of Cherbourg and west of Le Havre. Under overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and‚ on the ground
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RICKETS For Scientific Principles and Health and Disease By: Mackenzie Gray 112-69-7540 April 7‚ 2010 Rickets is a disease that deals with a deficiency with Vitamin D. Vitamin D is important by controlling calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become too low‚ the body may produce hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from the bones eventually this leads to weak and soft bones. (2) Throughout this paper we will go over a variety
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Naomi Ruiz Vitamin D Paper Dear Grandfather‚ After doing extensive research on the extremely controversial and confusing topic of how much vitamin D a person needs I have become much more knowledgeable on the subject. Allow me to enlighten you by first explaining exactly what vitamins are and what they do for your body. According to the book Vitamins‚ vitamins are a group of organic compounds which are essential in very small amounts for the normal functioning of the body (Ball 2004). In the article
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived a truly extraordinary life‚ and perfectly exemplifies what it means to be a committed Christian. Among the many roles he held throughout his sorted life‚ Bonhoeffer was a German pastor‚ and his lifestyle and teachings lead him to come under great duress‚ which is to say the scrutiny of the Nazi party‚ in the early 1940s. Though Bonhoeffer’s story is from the early 1940s‚ his struggles do provide an extreme example of the difficulties of being a disciple of Jesus Christ in
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sun exposure‚ or vitamin D. An inverse relationship has been researched and found that those diagnosed with a deficiency in vitamin D can be at a higher risk for developing these forms of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society‚ 209‚060 cases of breast cancer‚ 21‚880 cases of ovarian cancer‚ 217‚730 cases of prostate cancer‚ and 102‚900 cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in 2010 across the United States (1). Adequate intake or supplementation of vitamin D is a factor that can decrease
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Vitamin D Levels and Multiple Sclerosis Alicia R. Turner ITT TECH Institute Vitamin D Levels and Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune deficient disease with no known cure to date. Multiple Sclerosis is damage done to the fatty sheath‚ myelin‚ which insulates the nerve fibers in the brain. Multiple Sclerosis symptoms or flare-ups‚ as they are often referred‚ may include seizures‚ double vision‚ numbness‚ muscle control‚ difficulty with speech and ability to
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McArthur Vitamin D Milk A. 1. McArthur Farm Grove is located in the Port Saint Lucie‚ South Florida where the climate is tropical with regular rainfall‚ this causes the usual soil composition consisting of rock‚ sand and mud. Shapeflies terrain has been created in South Florida‚ helping farming situations. 2. McArthur farms consist of 8‚500 cows‚ owned by a large corporate farm with a labor force of typical farm employees. 3. McArthur cows are fed waste milk‚ that contains little mastitis
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John Smith Professor Stephens Speech 140 10 December 2010 Rhetoric Analysis of Dwight D. Eisenhower Speech plays a huge role in the world today and has greatly impacted the world in the past. Speech is not as easy as it may seem. Many tactics are combined to make a speech and the message delivered is far more than just words. Of these tactics rhetoric plays a huge role. Rhetoric is defined as the study of how messages effect people. This study has given speakers more ways to address their
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