calciferol
noun
cal·cif·er·ol
kal-ˈsi-fə-ˌrȯl 
-ˌrōl
: an alcohol C28H43OH usually prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement in nutrition and medicinally in the control of rickets and related disorders
called also vitamin D2
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And there's some evidence to back his recommendation up: The NIH says vitamin D—a fat-soluble vitamin known as calciferol and produced naturally by your body—can help strengthen bones, reduce inflammation, and help with immune function.
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Amber Brenza, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2020
Backing up a second here: Vitamin D, aka calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s naturally present in a few foods, like fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks, per the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2020
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Amber Brenza, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2020
Backing up a second here: Vitamin D, aka calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s naturally present in a few foods, like fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks, per the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2020
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calciferol
noun
cal·cif·er·ol
kal-ˈsif-ə-ˌrȯl
-ˌrōl
: a vitamin D that is sometimes added to human and animal diets and is used in medicine to treat rickets and related disorders
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calciferol
noun
cal·cif·er·ol
kal-ˈsif-ə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl
: an alcohol C28H43OH usually prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement in nutrition and medicinally especially in the control of rickets
called also ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D, vitamin D2
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