Vitamin D For Dummies

By Alan L. Rubin

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470891750
• ISBN13: 9780470891759
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"