Scientists found that three tiny differences in a person’s DNA, all in the same gene, are linked to how much vitamin D they naturally have in their body when they’re healthy and between 50 and 74 years old.

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Vitamin D, leptin and impact on immune response to seasonal influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in older persons

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2016 Mar 3

The study found that three specific gene variations are linked to how much vitamin D people have in their blood, which is exactly what the claim says.

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Vitamin D, leptin and impact on immune response to seasonal influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in older persons

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DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1097015

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Scientists use your genes to guess how much vitamin D you’ve had over your life, and since these genes don’t change much as you grow, they can help estimate your vitamin D levels even when you were a kid—even though the data was collected from adults.

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People who naturally have more vitamin D in their blood tend to be taller as adults, and this link comes from our genes—not because vitamin D makes you grow taller, but because the same genes that affect vitamin D also affect how tall you get.

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