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VITAMINS MINERALS COENZYMES AND DEFICIENCY DISEASES
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Question
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Which vitamin is known as sunshine vitamin?
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vitamin A
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vitamin B
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vitamin C
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vitamin D
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vitamin D: The “sunshine” vitamin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The body creates vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin that has been produced on this earth for more than 500 million years. During exposure to sunlight 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin absorbs UV B radiation and is converted to previtamin D3 which in turn isomerizes into vitamin D3.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, comprises a group of fat-soluble seco-sterols.
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