VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK
Life has moved indoors. Admit it — you spend way more time inside than outside. That means, like most people around the world, you’re probably not getting enough sunlight to provide your body with the vitamin D it needs to thrive. Why is vitamin D so important? Vitamin D enables normal mineralization of your bones, supports normal function of the cardiovascular system and contributes to the normal function of the immune system. † Reports actually suggest that over half of the world’s population suffers from a deficiency of vitamin D. “The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population is significant in many regions of the globe,” says Alli Klosner, a clinical research scientist for Nutrilite. “Very few foods in nature contain vitamin D, and most of us don’t get enough sunlight to provide us with the vitamin D our bodies need.” Sources of vitamin D Sunshine generates vitamin D in your skin. The National Institutes...