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>Vitamin D is already known to be safe if not taken at too high a dose. There were some posts on here by a doctor that have seen problems with people who were
by Dahoon 6y ago
>Vitamin D is already known to be safe if not taken at too high a dose.
There were some posts on here by a doctor that have seen problems with people who were inside the norm of D.vit. so I wouldn't trust the above. I have to take D vitamins because there's something wrong with me and doctors want to monitor my blood levels because of it. Calcium levels are one thing that can become too high with normal range d.vit. if taking supplements. Vitamin D supplement is medicine which most people seem to forget. Using medicine means seeing a doctor to make sure it is safe, at least a blood test every 6 months.
Edit: here's one of her threads:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24138590 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24138590
- mantap 6y agoPeople see the word "vitamin" and think it's a food like vitamin C. But Vitamin D isn't like that, there's not many foods that are high in vitamin D and most that are are fortified. If we could get sufficient vitamin D from food then we wouldn't have evolved a mechanism to get it from the sun. Vitamin D also accumulates, which is a feature if you are getting it from sunlight but a potential problem if you are taking supplements.
- Filligree 6y agoVitamin D isn't even really a vitamin. It's a hormone.