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The Sunshine Vitamin

The Sunshine Vitamin
Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin because it is manufactured by the skin after exposure to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. Ultraviolet radiation also causes freckles.
Louis Goldman/Photo Researchers, Inc.
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