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Vitamin D

Caption: In a development that could help fight osteoporosis, rickets and other bone diseases, scientists are reporting an advance toward an accurate set of standards for measuring vitamin D levels in the blood. Milk (shown) is a well-recognized source of the vitamin.

Credit: Max Rubner Institute

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