What is vitamin D?
Vitamin D is considered more of a hormone or a prohormone rather than just a vitamin.
a type of secosteroid (pro)-hormone
What are types of vitamin D?
Calcitriol (1)
Vitamin D2 (1)
Vitamin D3 (1)
RDA
What foods contain vitamin D?
fatty fish(2)
maitake mushrooms(2)
egg yolks(2)
foods & drinks fortified with vitamin D like some milks, breakfast cereals, orange juice(2)
vitamin D supplements (2)
What foods do NOT contain (zero) vitamin D?
eatz Cashews Honey Roasted Halves & pieces
Heat
Bioavailability
Deficiency
issues with absorbing calcium from the gut into the bloodstream (1)
Resources2
1. https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/vitamin-d/
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/skin/uva-vs-uvb#vitamin-d
