Vitamin D Supplements
Take MORE vitamin D and LESS calcium!
As a nutrition support pharmacist, people are asking you if they should take MORE vitamin D and LESS calcium. This follows some recommendations by many experts... According to Vitamin D , some experts recommend that adults get 1000 IU/day of vitamin D instead of just 400 IU/day. They say that vitamin D is MORE important than calcium for bone health and has o…
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Vitamin D Supplements
Vitamin D deficiency in adults
Introduction ã…¡ Vitamin D deficiency is characterized by hypocalcemia and/or hypophosphatemia and rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. When interpreting a vitamin D level, you are really asking, “Is this vitamin D level adequate to meet my patient’s needs?” The problem is that some patients may have a greater or lesser need for vitamin D than others. We…
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Vitamin D Supplements
Clinical points on VITAMIN D supplements in adults
RECENT DATA WILL BRING MORE CLARITY ABOUT THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS IN ADULTS. The year 2019 wasn't good for the sunshine vitamin (vitamin D). That's because randomized trials showed that vitamin D supplements don't benefit heart disease, various types of cancer, or diabetes, despite years of promising observational data. Plus most evidence sugge…
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Vitamin D Supplements
Vitamin D supplementation in infants and children
The risk for vitamin D deficiency is increased when there is limited exposure to sunlight or when an infant is not consuming an adequate amount of vitamin D . Although reducing sun exposure is important for preventing cancer, it also decreases the amount of vitamin D that a person can make from sunlight. So, most infants and children will need vitamin supplements to…
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Vitamin D Supplements
What you need to know about VITAMIN D
Now that so many more people are taking vitamin D, some are asking how much vitamin D is too much. Explain that vitamin D doses vary widely and toxicity is rare... TO PREVENT DEFICIENCY, recommend 1000 to 2000 IU/day of vitamin D for adults and 400 IU/day for infants and children. Most people will need supplements. We don't get much vitamin D from the sun th…
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