Vitamin D acts more like a hormone than a vitamin

brandonb 18 points 6 comments May 28, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)

JumpCrisscross

This reads…vaguely slop-like. Does the source commonly use AI?

taraharris

I didn't click the link. (My first guess is this was inspired by a Benny Hill joke.)

bitwize

Vitamin D is a hormone. I think it got called a vitamin so that people would be sure to get enough of it in their diet.

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