Another reason vitamin D is important: it gets T cells going
March 7, 2010, 1:01 am by Scientific American: Health
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a rapidly expanding inventory of ailments--including heart disease , cancer and the common cold . A new discovery demonstrates how the vitamin plays a major role in keeping the body healthy in the first place, by allowing the immune system's T cells to start doing their jobs. [More]
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