Sunlight Is Good for Your Bones Because

question 6

Multiple Choice

Sunlight is good for your bones because:

• A)It induces the 25-hydroxylase in the kidneys that makes active calcitriol.
• B)It converts 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholecalciferol in the skin.
• C)It induces the synthesis of retinol-binding protein in the skin.
• D)It carboxylates vitamin K in the skin.
• E)It converts tryptophan to niacin in the skin.

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