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>Fixing a vitamin D deficiency is a positive improvement Apparently, quite a lot of people are vitamin D deficient. As a computer nerd, I'm pretty sure I was.
by cosmiccrisp 5y ago
>Fixing a vitamin D deficiency is a positive improvement
Apparently, quite a lot of people are vitamin D deficient. As a computer nerd, I'm pretty sure I was.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoAs a fellow computer nerd, I bought into the same narratives. That's how I ended up approaching Vitamin D toxicity as I mentioned above. That's my point: The narratives around Vitamin D are getting greatly exaggerated. Mild supplementation is usually fine, but this idea that we're all deficient and we all need to be taking huge doses is getting out of control on social media.
- cosmiccrisp 5y ago>but this idea that we're all deficient and we all need to be taking huge doses is getting out of control on social media. Agreed!
- sekathlon 5y agoYou reached 100ng by supplementing 5000 IU per day? That doesn’t add up.
- rsj_hn 5y agoI was told by my doctor I was, about a year before covid hit. Now I take vitamin D and C supplements and try to spend more time outside. My guess is that a lot of indoor computer workers are going to be deficient, but it's something your bloodwork can show you.
- nradov 5y agoThere is little evidence of any health benefit from oral vitamin C supplementation. If you have a normal metabolism and eat at least a little bit of fresh produce then you're probably getting enough. Any excess isn't absorbed, just pissed away. Intravenous vitamin C might be another story and there is active research underway as a potential treatment for several conditions. I don't think any conclusive results have been reached yet.
- kingcharles 5y agoUgh. I just went 8 years without seeing the sun. I need to get my levels checked.