Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought

(Rutgers University) A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. The findings have important implications on how bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, may disrupt calcium regulation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news