Vitamin D’s specific role in bone health is to assist in ________.
a. the secretion of calciol
b. the synthesis of 7-dehydrocholesterol
c. the synthesis of carotenoids
d. calcium and phosphorus absorption, and calcium mobilization from bone
e. converting magnesium and fluoride to more readily absorbable compounds
Answer: D
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