Does vitamin D stand for something?

The D isn't short for anything. Vitamin D refers to a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate and zinc [3]. read more

Vitamin D refers to a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate and zinc [3]. It's not a single substance, but several that they found over time that did similar things. read more

This is particularly helpful to pharmacologists when products have more than one form, such is the case with vitamin D. Vitamin D has two different forms that are found in supplements: vitamin D2, also known as ergocalciferol and vitamin D3, cholecalciferol. read more