Another reason vitamin D is important: It gets T cells going

Written by Scientific American Topic - Epidemics & Pandemics on March 7, 2010 – 6:01 pm -

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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