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I think doctors recommend it because most people get less sun than our ancestors, and supplementing is cheap and low-risk. Kind of like saying "eat more vegeta
by jeffdavis 8y ago
I think doctors recommend it because most people get less sun than our ancestors, and supplementing is cheap and low-risk.
Kind of like saying "eat more vegetables" without bothering to ask you about your diet first.
- geomark 8y agoOr the doctor says you need to lose weight because your BMI is above healthy range, without even looking at you to see that you are extraordinarily fit with all muscle mass and little body fat.
- kwhitefoot 8y agoDoes any doctor do that? It has never happened to me or anyone I know. Does my anecdata cancel your assertion?
- geomark 8y agoThat happened to me, once. So yeah, I think my anecdote is cancelled out by your experience.
- amarsharma 8y agoVitamin D supplements cant be takes as “vegetables” as high dosage is toxic.
- newscracker 8y agoPeople tend to get misled by warnings toxicity by high doses of some vitamins. In the case of Vitamin D, you'd really have to overdo it a lot for several months to get to toxic levels. If you examine this deeper, you'd find that it's not very easy to do, more so when you follow a doctor's recommendation and just overdo it in an effort to enhance its effects. Take a look at the dosage of supplements, look up online on how much is toxic, and the answer will change your mind on unfounded fears such as this. I'm purposely not giving details in this comment so that people are free to lookup different (scientific) sources and decide.
- akvadrako 8y agoWhat makes you think a high dose of "vegetables" isn't toxic?
- theyinwhy 8y agoYou can even kill yourself by drinking water. Ten liters I think it was ;)