Vitamin D and Your Immunity
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The classical actions of vitamin D are to promote calcium homeostasis and to promote bone health. The beneficial effects of vitamin D on protective immunity are due in part to its effects on the innate immune system.
Overview
Vitamin D does more than support calcium and bone health. It also plays a key role in regulating the immune system. In fact, many people with autoimmune diseases have low vitamin D levels. Immune cells can both produce and respond to vitamin D, so raising vitamin D levels may support immune function in these individuals. For that reason, maintaining adequate vitamin D levels matters for more than just bone health.
Key Takeaways
- Vitamin D regulates key immune system functions
- Low vitamin D links to autoimmune diseases
- Vitamin D supplementation may support immune responses
A final key learning from this study: Vitamin D plays an important role in immune system regulation and adequate levels matter for overall health.
“The immune system defends the body from foreign, invading organisms, promoting protective immunity while maintaining tolerance to self. The implications of vitamin D deficiency on the immune system have become clearer in recent years and in the context of vitamin D deficiency, there appears to be an increased susceptibility to infection and a diathesis, in a genetically susceptible host to autoimmunity.”
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