This is vitamin D awareness week. Vitamin D is always in the news at the moment as more and more research is emerging about this important nutrient and how vital it is for our health. Although it is named as a vitamin our body actually converts it to a hormone. Here are a few of the most important functions of vitamin D. Bone health Vitamin D is essential for bone health as your body needs it in order to regulate the absorption of calcium and phosphorus as well as stimulatin