- Faster reaction time - Far fewer colds/flues during the winter - Less sore/tired after a workout - Fewer micro-cracks and broken bones - Bones which do break heal much more quickly - Increased VO2 and exercise endurance - Indoor athletes especially need vitamin D - Professional indoor athletes are starting to supplement with vitamin D or use vitamin D beds - Olympic athletes have used UV/vitamin D since the 1930's - The biggest gain from the use of vitamin D is by those who exercise less than 2 hours per day.

Details on all of the above, and much more, at: Overview Sports and vitamin D

Book on Sports and Vitamin D Athlete's Edge: Faster, Quicker, Stronger With Vitamin D 2011, by Dr. John Cannell ~hs~~hs~Review at VitaminDWiki

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• Overview Evidence for vitamin D
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• Many reasons why vitamin D deficiency has become epidemic in past 30-40 years
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• UV produces more than vitamin D – Aug 2011
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• Home Page
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• Overview Rare Allergic reaction to vitamin D
  test yourself with low dose first, to be sure you are not the 1 in 300 who get an allergic reaction to vitamin D