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    Glossary Vitamin D Resistance

    body's tissues are less responsive to vitamin D effects

    Vitamin D Resistance, also known as Vitamin D Insensitivity, is a condition where the body's tissues are less responsive to the effects of vitamin D. This can result from genetic mutations affecting the vitamin D receptor (VDR) or other components of the vitamin D metabolic pathway, leading to issues like rickets, osteomalacia, or other bone and mineral disorders despite adequate levels of vitamin D in the blood.

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    1. Vitamin D Vitamin made in the skin from sunlight, also taken as a supplement
    2. Calcium D oantothenate
    3. Biotin B vitamin, often sold as a hair supplement
    4. Dexpanthenol Provitamin B5, a moisturiser in hair and skin products
    5. Vitamin C