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Vitamin D: The sunshine vitamin

Source: Los Angeles Times

Washington : DC : USA | about 1 year ago

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Levels * Current recommendations call for an intake of 400 IUs, or international units, for most people, twice that for the elderly. * Recommended blood levels are about 30 nanograms per milliliter. * Many researchers recommend consuming 1,500 to 2,000 IUs per day and attaining blood levels of 50 to...

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