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Dancer with a [Vitamin] D: Bone Health, Immunity, and Winter Performance
Why Vitamin D Matters in Dance Vitamin D plays an essential role in: bone health muscle function immune support For dancers, this matters not only for day-to-day performance — but for injury prevention and career longevity. Dance places repeated stress on the skeletal system through jumping, landing, and high training volume. Vitamin D helps support the systems that allow the body to adapt to this stress over time. Why Winter Is a Risk Window Vitamin D is synthesized in the

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