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> If you are not deficient, there is no reason to believe that taking "extra" will protect you from anything. You’re right. Buuut, a lot of people are walking
by travisjungroth 6y ago
> If you are not deficient, there is no reason to believe that taking "extra" will protect you from anything.
You’re right. Buuut, a lot of people are walking around deficient. And even though it’s fat soluble, there’s a pretty big window where you can supplement and not worry about overdoing it.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoIf they are deficient: it is always a good idea to address that. Some reasons to suspect you are deficient: You don't get much exposure to sunlight for some reason (which would be a lot of people this year, what with lock down), you have a genetic disorder where you misprocess fats/fat soluble vitamins, you have known symptoms of deficiency. If you are concerned at all, I highly recommend you look up known symptoms of deficiency. Look for a source you trust. .gov and .edu sites are typically deemed to be more trustworthy for info of that sort.
- derekp7 6y agoConsidering that humans evolved having most of their skin exposed to sunlight, and typically people have their hands and face only exposed (or arms if summer and wearing short sleeves), And combined with most people having indoor jobs -- wouldn't that cause most people to be at least somewhat deficient?
- ianai 6y agoI suspect there may be a bad meme involved here too. People have been told “just fifteen minutes per day outside in the sun is enough for your body to produce all the vitamin d it needs.” But I’ve heard it’s more like you need to basically be running around naked in the sun all day - like how we evolved. Not sure how they’d measure that though.