What is Vitamin D?	Vitamin D is a fat -soluble vitamin. This means that it can be dissolved into fat and is carried throughout the body in fat tissue. Vitamin D can be produced in the body but is also in the diet of what is eaten.
What are healthy foods that contain Vitamin D?	Some foods that contain Vitamin D are cheese, butter, margarine, cream, soy milk, eggs, liver, fish such as salmon, and some fortified milk cereals. Vitamin D is also known as the sunshine vitamin. That because the body  can create  Vitamin D after sunlight or ultraviolet rays hit the skin. Ten to fifteen minutes a day three times a week is all the body needs to have a good supply of Vitamin D.
What are the benefits of eating Vitamin D	Some benefits that Vitamin D has on the body are it builds strong bones and teeth by helping the body gain minerals like calcium and drop them off to help the teeth and bones grow stable and strong to build a healthy body foundation.
What happens if to much Vitamin D is taken in?	If too much Vitamin D is eaten the body may gain extra fat and may become overweight. Because  Vitamin D can dissolve into fat  it can overflow in the fat tissues of the body. High doses of Vitamin D can cause kidney stones, weak muscles and bones and the body may even have trouble breathing.
What happens if not enough of Vitamin D is in the body?	If the body does not get enough Vitamin D and calcium the body will have a stronger chance of having destruction of the bones and my lose bone mass.  Not getting enough of Vitamin D increases the chance of older adults to have bones weakening. Children who do not get enough Vitamin over a long period of time  may develop rickets which weaken bones.