Vitamin D3 1000 IE. (200 tbsp)

The sunshine vitamin – vitamin D3 1.000 IE.    Vitamin D is also called the sunshine vitamin because the body can produce it itself - through exposure to sunlight - and belongs to the group of fat-soluble vitamins.   Since these are absorbed together with fats, the simultaneous intake of fat can increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.   But this also means that people who eat very low-fat foods only get small amounts of this vitamin into their bodies.    However, a balanced vitamin D content in the body is important because vitamin D is irreplaceable in numerous metabolic processes.   To do this, however, it must first be converted into a usable form in the skin, liver and kidneys, the so-called calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol).   This vitamin D hormone is primarily needed in the intestines and kidneys as well as in bones, muscles and nerves.   It influences the calcium and phosphate balance and ensures sufficient absorption and storage of calcium.   The prohormone also plays an important role in numerous other biological processes, especially in connection with the immune system.    Vitamin D has numerous central tasks in the body, and people who consume little fat in particular should pay attention to their vitamin D balance.