Health

Scientists and doctors alike are making strides in how to produce safer wheat-based products for celiac sufferers and ways to treat children with the disease more effectively.

Nearly everyone knows that vitamin D helps build strong bones. But it has plenty of other uses, too, and some are incredibly important for your health. Nearly all your cells have receptors (that is, docking ports) for vitamin D, meaning that it influences pretty much everything that happens in your body.

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Vitamin D regulates the immune system, and two recent studies linked low levels of the vitamin to a greater inflammation risk.

Vitamin D serves as a precursor to the hormone calcitriol, which regulates cell differentiation and helps prevent cancer.

Studies have shown that vitamin D—sometimes used in combination with calcium to increase calcium absorption—improves insulin function and lowers blood sugar.

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