Vitamin D or the ‘Sunshine vitamin’ helps your body absorb calcium, one of the main building blocks for strong bones.

Vitamin D is important for a healthy heart , blood vessel and for normal blood pressure. It can also reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections and reduce inflammation. In children, vitamin D deficiency is manifested as rickets, a disease characterized by a failure of bone tissue to become properly mineralized, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformities