Assertion: vitamin d | /r/HasProperty | critical
Facets:
value: for maintenance
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Thus, vitamin D is also critical for bone remodeling through its role as a potent stimulator of bone resorption.
text: Thus, Vitamin D is critical for proper formation and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth, and muscular function.5-7 Vitamin D also contributes to the normal function of the immune system and may help prevent the development of autoimmunity in some autoimmune disorders such as: type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.8-11 Vitamin D also plays a role in increasing cell division (differentiation) leading to cancer