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Exposure to UV light stimulates the skin to produce which vitamin?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

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Exposure to UV light stimulates Vitamin D to be produced
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Your body is able to produce its own vitamin D3 when your skin is exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays, specifically ultraviolet (UVB) radiation. When UVB rays hit your skin, a chemical reaction happens: Your body begins the process of converting a prohormone in the skin into vitamin D.
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