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Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD

Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, professor of medicine— physiology and biophysics, emeritus chief of the section of endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition, and director of the Ehlers Danlos Clinical Research Program and of the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. DrMichaelHolick.org

Health

Vitamin D Benefits

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD | March 20, 2023

If you follow health news online, you’re likely to see an endless barrage of contradictory information on this crucial vitamin. One day, it’s the key...

Life

Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD | January 19, 2023

Did you know that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common even in the US? It is estimated that 50% of the world’s population is vitamin...

Health

How Vitamin D Helps Protect Against COVID-19 and More

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD | July 1, 2021

Optimal levels of vitamin D offer protection against many health threats, including COVID-19. But how much do you need to stay healthy?

Diseases & Conditions

The Vital Vitamin D/COVID-19 Connection—Sarah Hiner Talks to Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, Author of The Vitamin D Solution

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD | January 20, 2021

Vitamin D—a simple, everyday and inexpensive vitamin supplement—could significantly reduce your risk of getting and dying from COVID.

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