Source: Boston University Date: July 19, 2007 Vitamin D Deficiency: Common And Problematic Yet Preventable Science Daily — In a review article to appear in the July 19th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Michael Holick, an internationally recognized expert in vitamin D, provides an overview of his pioneering work that expounds on the important role vitamin D plays in a wide variety of chronic health conditions, as well as suggesting strategies for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency. Humans attain vitamin D from exposure to sunlight, diet and supplements. Vitamin D deficiency is common...