Snacking on some juicy watermelon can be so refreshing on a hot summer day. The fruit tastes delicious alone, whether cubed or eaten directly off of the rind.
Vitamin D and COVID-19
To date, there remains a significant lack of information available on what health measures might elicit protective effects against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Supplementation with vitamin D has recently been studied for its potential to reduce the risk of infection by COVID-19.
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An overview of vitamin D
Vitamin D is an endogenously produced steroid hormone that can be absorbed from exposure to sunlight, during which the protein 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) in our skin interacts with ultraviolet B (UVB) rays and subsequently gets converted into the active form of vitamin D, which is vitamin D