Vitamin D
Found In
Form
Source
Supplier
Final Location of Manufacturing
Function
Fish, milk, and fortified dairy products
Cholecalciferol
Lichens
The GHT Companies / ESB Developments Ltd
Nottingham, UK
Nutrient
Benefits
- Bone Health*
- Immune Support*
Molecular uses Vitashine™, a Certified Vegan D3 ingredient made from sustainably-sourced lichen.
Vitamin D3 assists with calcium absorption.*
CALCIUM
Evidence-Based or Bust
We use nutrients backed by a significant body of research that is growing every day. Of the thousands of unaffiliated studies our in-house scientists sorted through to guide our choices, the titles below are some relevant MVPs.
- Foods, fortificants, and supplements: where do Americans get their nutrients? - 2011
Nutrition Impact LLC
- Randomized comparison of the effects of the vitamin D3 adequate intake versus 100 mcg (4000 IU) per day on biochemical responses and the wellbeing of patients - 2004
University of Toronto
- Effectiveness and safety of vitamin D in relation to bone health - 2007
University of Ottawa
- Does high dose vitamin D supplementation enhance cognition?: A randomized trial in healthy adults - 2017
University of Northern British Columbia
- Unexpected actions of vitamin D: new perspectives on the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity - 2008
University of California at Los Angeles
- The impact of 1-year vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status in athletes: a dose–response study - 2016
Wageningen University
- Effects of vitamin D2-fortified bread v. supplementation with vitamin D2 or D3 on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D metabolites: an 8-week randomised-controlled trial in young adult Finnish women - 2016
University of Helsinki
There are 50,918 studies on Vitamin D and counting
Substantiation is a living, breathing thing. We are constantly reviewing new research. Have a study you think we should take a look at? Send it our way: [email protected]