Ka āwhina te vitamin D i tō puku ki te ngongo i te konupūmā (calcium) me te phosphate, ngā kohuke e hanga ana, e pupuri ana hoki i te pakari o ngā kōiwi me ngā niho. Ka pai tonu hoki te mahi a ngā uaua, ā, he wāhi tōna i te pūnaha ārai mate.
Ka hanga tō kiri i te vitamin D ina pā ana ki te rā (ngā hihi UVB), ā, he iti iho te nui ka ahu mai i te kai. Ka hurihia e te ate hei 25-hydroxyvitamin D, koia te mea ka inea e te whakamātautau toto, nā te mea ka whakaatu i ō toenga i ngā wiki kua hipa. Kātahi ka hanga ngā whatukuhu i te āhua hohe.
Ka whakapiki te vitamin D2 me te D3 i tō taumata; ko te D3 (cholecalciferol), te momo ka hanga e tō kiri, he paku nui ake te pikinga, he roa ake hoki te pūmau. He maha ngā wā ka tuhia te whakamātautau hei 25-OH vitamin D, vitamin D total, vitamin D3 test rānei.



