D3-2000IU Chewable with natural strawberry flavour (90pcs)

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This product is very tasty, with a natural strawberry aroma loved by children and grown-ups alike and has the natural form of vitamin D, cholecalciferol, or D3, which is much more effective at raising vitamin D levels than prescription vitamin D, the ergocalciferol form (D2), which is synthetic and may, in fact, actually compete with D3 for absorption, as studies have shown.

According to the latest research, D3 is approximately 87 percent more potent in raising and maintaining vitamin D concentrations and produces 2- to 3-fold greater storage of vitamin D than does D2.
Regardless of which form you use, your body must convert it into a more active form, and vitamin D3 is converted 500 percent faster than vitamin D2.
Vitamin D2 also has a shorter shelf life, and its metabolites bind poorly with proteins, further hampering its effectiveness.

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As more people avoid sun exposure, Vitamin D supplementation becomes even more necessary to ensure that your body receives an adequate supply.

Vitamin D3 supplementation is the key to get the necessary amount of Vitamin D without sunbathing. Vitamin D is normally obtained from diet or synthesised by skin from the ultraviolet energy of the sun, however, it is not abundant in food.

Vitamin D is important to the body for various different functions:

Muscles need it to move, for example, nerves need it to carry messages between the brain and every part of your body and the immune system needs vitamin D to fight off invading bacteria and viruses.

Together with calcium vitamin D also helps protect elderly people from osteoporosis.

Vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium and strengthen bones and teeth and can prevent the onset of osteoporosis.

Vitamin D up-regulates your ability to fight infections, as well as chronic inflammation. It produces over 200 antimicrobial peptides, the most important of which is cathelicidin, a naturally occurring broad-spectrum antibiotic. This is one of the explanations for why it can be so effective against colds and influenza.