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Vitamin D acts more like a hormone than a vitamin
- JumpCrisscross 5mo agoThis reads…vaguely slop-like. Does the source commonly use AI?
- pictureofabear 5mo agoIt also concludes with a pitch to become a member of their program.
- riknos314 5mo agoThe premise is correct, but this particular source is definitely an ad for a blood testing program. > The [Vitamin D Receptor] VDR is part of the nuclear receptor superfamily of steroid hormone receptors, which are hormone-dependent regulators of gene expression. These receptors are expressed in cells across most organs. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D
- JumpCrisscross 5mo agoSponsored content can still be well written. This one has that paragraphs-blurring-together-meaninglessly with some random-jargon effect sprinkled on that used to make me think commercial writing, but which I increasingly suspect to be slop.
- taraharris 5mo agoI didn't click the link. (My first guess is this was inspired by a Benny Hill joke.)
- ted_bunny 5mo agoVitamin D makes a hormone, in my experience
- bitwize 5mo agoVitamin 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.