Tag: Nutrient activation

Contrary to what many believe, the liver does not produce the initial form of vitamin D. Instead, it plays a critical and necessary role in the subsequent processing and activation of this hormone after it is first created elsewhere or consumed.

Vitamin D is essential for overall health, with deficiencies affecting a large portion of the global population. For this nutrient to become active and functional, it must undergo a crucial two-step conversion process—and what happens to vitamin D in the liver and kidneys is at the very heart of this transformation.