Vitamin D appears to 'arm and trigger' a healthy immune system, a new Danish study suggests. Researchers say that without the so-called sunshine vitamin, the T-cells in our body are not able to fight off infections, bacteria, and viruses. Without vitamin D those immune systems cells remain dormant, researchers found.
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