International Research Journal of Education and Technology

In addition to the role it has traditionally played in controlling the metabolism of bone and calcium, new research suggests that vitamin D may also play a role in the cardiovascular, immune, and reproductive systems. This is in addition to the role it has traditionally played in controlling the metabolism of bone and calcium. These data suggest that vitamin D has an effect on the expression of a large number of genes that are not involved in calcium metabolism. The broad presence of vitamin D receptors throughout the human body lends credence to this assertion.