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<blockquote data-quote="SimonCrox" data-source="post: 1949971" data-attributes="member: 388174"><p>As above, there is a lack of sunlight in UK so we all tend to be vitamin D deficient. I have never used sunscreens etc and now at 61 I have three sets of solar keratoses (oops) and a Vit D level of 15 (target > 60). </p><p>According to the National osteoporosis Society Guidelines (which are just guidelines), no one has ever developed high calcium levels due to taking vitamin D up to 3,200 units per day.</p><p>So, I tell my valued family members to not bother with the vitamin D or calcium level blood tests, but to just take the vitamin.</p><p>Standard dose is 800 to 1,000 units vitamin D3, cholecalciferol per day. Vitamin D2, ergocalciferol does not produce benefit in trials, but D3 does. I would alsways go for a daily dose - less frequent big doses seem to worsen things rather than improve things. I always take the D3 in a capsule cos it is a fat soluble vitamin - the oil in the capsule is often sunflower oil. I have no idea of the equivalent dose of Cod Liver Oil</p><p>The other catch, is that if GPs find someone is Vit D deficient, they load them up and that's it - one does need to maintain the vitamin D supplementation or move to a sunny climate (except even in Australia, folk can be Vit D deficient)</p><p>Sometimes in older folk, giving vitamin D with calcium leads to high calcium levels, but the feeling is that they have overactive parathyroid glands trying to raise the calcium level, but not suceeding due to low calcium intake and vitamin D levels impeding the effect of the parathyroid hormone - so it is not primarily due to the Vit D / calcium supplementation</p><p>Best wishes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonCrox, post: 1949971, member: 388174"] As above, there is a lack of sunlight in UK so we all tend to be vitamin D deficient. I have never used sunscreens etc and now at 61 I have three sets of solar keratoses (oops) and a Vit D level of 15 (target > 60). According to the National osteoporosis Society Guidelines (which are just guidelines), no one has ever developed high calcium levels due to taking vitamin D up to 3,200 units per day. So, I tell my valued family members to not bother with the vitamin D or calcium level blood tests, but to just take the vitamin. Standard dose is 800 to 1,000 units vitamin D3, cholecalciferol per day. Vitamin D2, ergocalciferol does not produce benefit in trials, but D3 does. I would alsways go for a daily dose - less frequent big doses seem to worsen things rather than improve things. I always take the D3 in a capsule cos it is a fat soluble vitamin - the oil in the capsule is often sunflower oil. I have no idea of the equivalent dose of Cod Liver Oil The other catch, is that if GPs find someone is Vit D deficient, they load them up and that's it - one does need to maintain the vitamin D supplementation or move to a sunny climate (except even in Australia, folk can be Vit D deficient) Sometimes in older folk, giving vitamin D with calcium leads to high calcium levels, but the feeling is that they have overactive parathyroid glands trying to raise the calcium level, but not suceeding due to low calcium intake and vitamin D levels impeding the effect of the parathyroid hormone - so it is not primarily due to the Vit D / calcium supplementation Best wishes [/QUOTE]
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