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Body's First Line of Defense Depends on Sunshine Vitamin

By Katie DrummondMar 8th 2010 – 3:17PM
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(March 8) -- Your body's first line of defense can benefit from an ample dose of the sunshine vitamin, according to a new study that examined the link between vitamin D and human immunity. Estimates suggest that about half the world's population suffer from inadequate levels of the vitamin, which is produced by the body...

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Background on immune system boost

Immunostimulants, also known as immunostimulators, are substances (drugs and nutrients) that stimulate the immune system by inducing activation or increasing activity of any of its components.

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