Vitamin D: The New Old Natural Wonder Drug

Hector F. DeLuca, professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, examines the fascinating history of the discovery and applications of Vitamin D. DeLuca also discusses the work conducted at his laboratory, which has been devoted to the understanding of metabolism and mechanism of action of vitamins A and D. Also touched upon is the creation of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, whose mission is to transform university research into real products that benefit the society at large.

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[Snackay]

Intro is too long. get on with it.

[ennui1812]

Really interesting....love the vitamin discovery history coverage. Thank you!

[abe100031]

Great video 5 stars

[Soulnik]

Very informative video.

At approximately the 56:50 mark, he states the following:

"...so we believe the intake of vitamin D should be increased up to about 2,000 units a day and as high as 5,000 units a day is probably safe. Anything above that

you shouldn't take unless a doctor directs you to it

because you could be one of the sensitive ones and go

into hypercalcemia fairly easily..."

Thank you, Professor DeLuca.