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Vitamin D3 1000 IU Softgels are made with the
highest quality vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), and conform to the
strictest standards for purity, including California’s Proposition 65.
Citing the proven safety record of high potency vitamin D3 in clinical
trials, and noting the significant health benefits obtained, nutrition
scientists around the world have called for significantly raising the
Tolerable Upper Level, and recommend a greater awareness of the need for
such levels.
Vitamin D for humans is obtained from sun exposure, food and
supplements. It is biologically inert and has to undergo two
hydroxylation reactions to become active in the body. The active form of
vitamin D in the body is called Calcitriol
(1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol).
Calcitriol promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from food
in the gut and reabsorption of calcium in the kidneys - this increases
the flow of calcium in the bloodstream. This is essential for the normal
mineralization of bone and preventing hypocalcemic tetany. Hypocalcemic
tetany is a low calcium condition in which the patient has overactive
neurological reflexes, spasms of the hands and feet, cramps and spasms
of the voice box (larynx). Calcitriol also plays a key role in the
maintenance of many organ systems.
Ingredients: Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol) - 1000 IU - 250%
Other Ingredients:
Safflower oil, gelatin, glycerin, purified water
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