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It's the only vitamin or supplement that the NHS advises to be taken by large segments of the population.

jwally 5y ago
Does the NHS say all other vitamin supplements are a waste; or is vit-d the only one they actively endorse? Can you share link if you have it? I would love to something from an authority like NHS about what vitamins are worthwhile.
- TuringNYC 5y ago
  >> Does the NHS say all other vitamin supplements are a waste; or is vit-d the only one they actively endorse? I need to look for docs around this, but the message in the US (not sure about UK) is usually not that stark. Doctors usually say - "if you are eating a balanced diet, you dont need any supplements except Vitamin D".
- fragmede 5y ago
  The vitamin D page is: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-... There are links to other vitamins from there, but those pages all say you should be able to get all you need from a balanced diet.
timrichard 5y ago
Their advice hasn't been updated for a long time, and is for 400 IU. During Covid, plenty of medics in the media were recommending about 2000 IU, perhaps a bit more. Studies are emerging, so time will tell I guess.
- andy_ppp 5y ago
  I saw a paper somewhere implying the more body fat you have the more Vitamin D you need too.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  This was the dose that my doctor recommends as well. I didn't start taking them until doc said "your vit d levels are pretty low". They wanted to give me some of those megadoses but I just agreed to start supplementing. I took 5000IU daily for about a month and then switched over to 2000 and everything has been normal since.
  - datavirtue 5y ago
    Vitamin d accumulates. You can actually take it all at once, but most people take dailies. Fat soluable vitamin...unlike water soluable that leave the body almost immediately.
mint2 5y ago
Is b12 only recommended for those who eat little meat? They don’t recommend that? It seems like a large segment

Does the NHS say all other vitamin supplements are a waste; or is vit-d the only one they actively endorse? Can you share link if you have it? I would love to something from an authority like NHS about what vitamins are worthwhile.

TuringNYC 5y ago
>> Does the NHS say all other vitamin supplements are a waste; or is vit-d the only one they actively endorse? I need to look for docs around this, but the message in the US (not sure about UK) is usually not that stark. Doctors usually say - "if you are eating a balanced diet, you dont need any supplements except Vitamin D".
fragmede 5y ago
The vitamin D page is: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-... There are links to other vitamins from there, but those pages all say you should be able to get all you need from a balanced diet.

timrichard 5y ago

Their advice hasn't been updated for a long time, and is for 400 IU. During Covid, plenty of medics in the media were recommending about 2000 IU, perhaps a bit more. Studies are emerging, so time will tell I guess.

andy_ppp 5y ago
I saw a paper somewhere implying the more body fat you have the more Vitamin D you need too.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
This was the dose that my doctor recommends as well. I didn't start taking them until doc said "your vit d levels are pretty low". They wanted to give me some of those megadoses but I just agreed to start supplementing. I took 5000IU daily for about a month and then switched over to 2000 and everything has been normal since.
- datavirtue 5y ago
  Vitamin d accumulates. You can actually take it all at once, but most people take dailies. Fat soluable vitamin...unlike water soluable that leave the body almost immediately.

mint2 5y ago

Is b12 only recommended for those who eat little meat? They don’t recommend that? It seems like a large segment