How Much Vitamin D?
Filed under: General Health, Nutrition
As I have stated in the past, people often get suckered into “if some is good, more must be better” mentality. Especially when it comes to supplements. This is often due to supplement companies and their marketing tactics, but it is also due to experts in the health and fitness world looking for something cool and exciting to promote.
We see this all the time.
“Well if 5g of fish oil is good, then 15g must be awesome!”
“Vitamin D has lots of health benefits, and I don’t want to be deficient, so I should ‘optimize’ my levels with 5,000IU.”
Unfortunately, these approaches are inherently flawed. And often lead to more harm than good.
With that in mind, here are two great articles that delve into why high-dosing with vitamin D might not be the best idea, and what an appropriate dosage range is for most people. They provide an objective and balanced big-picture view.
Is your vitamin D supplement helping or hurting you? – Precision Nutrition
The Truth about Vitamin D – Examine.com
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Posted on February 13th, 2014 by Brian St. Pierre
4 Comments
February 13th, 2014 at 12:02 pm
There is plenty of Vitamin D in my Peanut Butter M&M/DS Oreo diet, correct?
I kid I kid…. great reads as always, sir.
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August 18th, 2014 at 2:21 am
That was a nice blog about the vitamin D and the importance of it. As we know all the vitamins are important for our body to get healthy. Thanks for the blog post.