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Vitamin D

Promotes the body's absorption of calcium, essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. Calcium is also important to nerve cells, including the brain. Helps maintain adequate blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. Sources include: cheese, butter and margarine, cream, fortified milk (all milk in the United States is fortified with vitamin D), fish, oysters, fortified cereals.