Vitamin D Essential For Prevention Of Diseases

[dannno]

i have been taking 1000i.u. of vitamin d3. The bottle says that that is 250%DV so i thought it would be enough.
But i see people are taking alot more. I don't get alot of sun because of my work hours, even more now since its winter in PA. Should i up it to 2000iu or even more?

Some people suggest 5,000 IU.. but then there are others who say I think that vitamin D is not water soluble so you can end up ODing with too much in your system...

You can get your Vitamin D levels tested and see if you might need more.

This might be helpful:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=2333982&postcount=5

from

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=211812


You might get tested before you start taking the 5,000 to see if you're low to begin with. If you're not low with what you're taking already, 2,000 IU might be enough. I'd imagine people's levels generally drop throughout the winter.


EDIT: If you checkout CivilRadient's post on the last page, his doctor seemed to indicate that the level of toxicity in humans is 10 times the level that you are shooting for in the test I cited above from YoungBuck.

 

[pahs1994]

thanks danno!

 

[tpreitzel]

One can easily take several thousand IU of Vitamin D3 a day during the winter months with no problem. In fact, I recommend that every adult supplement 3000 IU per day during the winter. I'm unsure about the recommend level of supplementation of D3 for children under age 5 though.

 

[tpreitzel]

i have been taking 1000i.u. of vitamin d3. The bottle says that that is 250%DV so i thought it would be enough.
But i see people are taking alot more. I don't get alot of sun because of my work hours, even more now since its winter in PA. Should i up it to 2000iu or even more?

Absolutely increase your intake level to at least 3000 IU per day during the winter. Vitamin D deficiency is common especially during the winter. For most people, I'd recommend supplementing Vitamin D3 during the summer also, but at the reduced rate of 1000 IU per day. If you're a laborer working outside most of the day during the summer, then you'd probably need no supplementation at all during the summer.

 

[Reason]

Here is the response I got from my doctor (Kaiser)

"Take between 150-300 international units daily. Since we live in a sunny climate, which converts the precursor of Vitamin D into Vit D, our requirement here is not as high as other places (San Diego). Thanks for writing. There is new material coming out out all the time about the importance of Vitamin D."