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Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, so of course it is being stored in fatty tissues in the body. Where else would it be stored? Your blood stream is not a stor
by chrisco255 3y ago
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, so of course it is being stored in fatty tissues in the body. Where else would it be stored? Your blood stream is not a storage mechanism but a transportation mechanism.
Daily Recommend Values for basic nutrients aren't the same as medicinal dosages. Nobody ever gets Daily Recommended Values for all the essential nutrients anyways, and many of them are regularly exceeded by a single multivitamin or dish. They're also somewhat arbitrarily defined. Like the food pyramid, you should take them with a grain of salt.
- globular-toast 3y agoSo what if the vitamin D is being accumulated in fat and the blood can only carry so much regardless of how much is accumulated in fat? Seems dangerous to keep taking more and more at a really high dose doesn't it?
- cheald 3y agoToxicity is defined by serum levels, and is at around 100 ng/mL. My last labs put me at 39 ng/mL, and I've been taking vitamin D for years. Under 30 is considered insufficient, under 20 is deficient. I mean, yeah, sure, don't chug bottles of the stuff without measuring for years on end, but you have to take a lot to hit toxicity levels. And periodic bloodwork to keep an eye on numerous metrics is a generally good idea anyhow.