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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2012 · 4 MIN

Is Vitamin D Production like Photosynthesis?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

We need exposure to sunlight in order to be able to make vitamin D. Does this mean that humans, like plants, undergo a sort of photosynthesis? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

We need exposure to sunlight in order to be able to make vitamin D. Does this mean that humans, like plants, undergo a sort of photosynthesis? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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