Vitamin D For Dummies

by Alan L. Rubin

Overview

Your plain-English guide to the many benefits of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is in the news every day, as new tests and studies reveal encouraging information about its power in maintaining good health and preventing major illnesses. No longer thought to just play a role in calcium intake and bone growth, Vitamin D has a host of other functions in the body, playing a role in prevention of serious diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as boosting immunity, improving athletic performance, losing weight, and more.

This hands-on, plain-English guide is perfect for anyone looking for helpful advice and information on the "nutrient of the decade."

• Coverage of how Vitamin D works, and how much is needed for disease prevention
• How and where to get sufficient amounts of the right kind of Vitamin D – from both your diet and nutritional supplements
• The best ways to maintain healthy levels of Vitamin D

If you're looking to learn more about the many benefits Vitamin D can have on you and your family, you'll find everything you need right here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118005675
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/12/2011
Series:	For Dummies Books
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	346,744
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Alan L. Rubin, MD has been a physician in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the author of several bestselling health titles, including Diabetes For Dummies, High Blood Pressure For Dummies, and Thyroid For Dummies.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: The Life History of Vitamin D.

Chapter 1: The Essentials of Vitamin D.

Chapter 2: Finding Out If You Have Enough Vitamin D.

Chapter 3: Considering Calcium.

Part II: Key Roles of Vitamin D.

Chapter 4: Facilitating Bone Growth and Strength.

Chapter 5: Protecting the Immune System.

Chapter 6: Preventing Cancer.

Chapter 7: Safeguarding Your Heart.

Chapter 8: Avoiding Diabetes and Related Conditions.

Chapter 9: Looking at Other Possible Functions of Vitamin D.

Chapter 10: Furthering Science’s Knowledge of Vitamin D.

Part III: Getting Enough.

Chapter 11: Getting Vitamin D from the Sun.

Chapter 12: Getting Vitamin D from Food.

Chapter 13: Getting Vitamin D from Supplements.

Chapter 14: Appreciating Special Needs in Pregnant Women and the Elderly.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Myths Regarding Vitamin D.

Chapter 16: Ten Possible New Functions of Vitamin D.

Index.