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This is from memory, I don't have my sources right now, but most of what I've read is that the body can deal very well with too much Vitamin D. What it doesn't
by MikeCapone 16y ago
This is from memory, I don't have my sources right now, but most of what I've read is that the body can deal very well with too much Vitamin D. What it doesn't do well is a deficiency.
A few of my pharmacist friends told me about how some people are being prescribed doses of 50,000 UI, and I've read somewhere that below 14,000 UI a day over extended periods, no toxicity was found. So I kind of doubt that 2,000 UI is an upper bound, unless you have a very specific condition. Just spending a day on the beach probably gives you a MUCH higher dose than this.
But as I said, this is from memory. Take this with a grain of salt and do your own research. Personally, I'll keep taking my 4,000 UI/day, something that I've been doing for about 4-5 years (and while this is anecdotal, I've seen improvements in seasonal mood changes and the number of times I'm sick per year).
- dasil003 16y agoIU
- MikeCapone 16y agoI'm not sure if I wrote it like that because I used to writing the acronym for "user interface" or because in French, my native language, they write it as "UI" (unités internationales). But thanks for the correction.
- ScottBurson 16y agoThe 50,000 IU dose is a single dose, not a daily dose to be taken over some period of time. The half-life of vitamin D in the body is a few months, so a large single dose is effective for some time. A day in the sun is good for about 10,000 IU. (Source: http://www.ajcn.org/content/69/5/842.full http://www.ajcn.org/content/69/5/842.full )