Vitamin D acts on more than 2,000 genes in your body. This “miracle” nutrient may also play a role in helping to keep you healthy by protecting against the following conditions and possibly helping to treat them:
- Heart disease and high blood pressure.
- Diabetes.
- Infections and immune system disorders.
- Falls in older people.
- Some types of cancer, such ascolon, prostate and breast cancers.
- Multiple sclerosis.
