Vitamin D

karion1990
karion1990 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Was wondering what food are full with Vitamin D. My last Doc visit my D was extremly low. I am on a supplement but doc said I should add more foods with Vitamin D to my diet to help.

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  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Sunshine
  • _granola
    _granola Posts: 326
    Cod liver oil, fish (swordfish, salmon, tuna), fortified beverages (OJ, soy milk), milk, eggs, and yogurt.
  • DesireeLovesOrganic
    DesireeLovesOrganic Posts: 456 Member
    Is the supplement d3 or d2? D3 is better. For pale skin, 20 minutes a day in sunshine (40% skin showing) is good for Vit D too......
  • karion1990
    karion1990 Posts: 9 Member
    Thats the problem...im never in the sun! I work 12 hrs shifts indoors... Not big on fish either..I can do tuna fish maybe have to eat that a little more...dont drink milk or eat yogurt...no wonder why my levals were so down...wonder if the tanning salon would help...im sure it wouldnt...hmmm Hopefully the vitamin d vitamins help
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Thats the problem...im never in the sun! I work 12 hrs shifts indoors... Not big on fish either..I can do tuna fish maybe have to eat that a little more...dont drink milk or eat yogurt...no wonder why my levals were so down...wonder if the tanning salon would help...im sure it wouldnt...hmmm Hopefully the vitamin d vitamins help

    Tanning beds do help. It's just expensive and inconvenient for a lot of people. The supplements work fine, the upper limit is pretty high, so you can take a good dose in supplement form. The doctor can monitor you with blood tests.

    Here's a really good NIH article/fact sheet about D.

    http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/
  • HurricaneElaine
    HurricaneElaine Posts: 984 Member
    Liquid vitamin D is absorbed faster and more efficiently than supplements in capsule or tablet form. :wink:
  • RumpusP
    RumpusP Posts: 163 Member
    After your off the high D supplements I suggest you start taking a daily vitamin. Unless you have an amazing diet pattern you're likely not getting other things as well as you could or should, so it would be generally beneficial in addition to the D issue.

    I, too, am not a sunshine person so I had to be on prescription D supplements for a while. I didn't actually fall into the deficient range, but my doc noted that I was only 3 points above and asked me if I wanted to start D supplements then or wait and see if it dipped down further... I said just start me on the pills. A few weeks later I was re-checked and I was fine. I take a daily multi that covers me and I've been fine since.
  • karion1990
    karion1990 Posts: 9 Member
    :smile: :smile:
    Thanks for the article...The Doc started me on 300 mg and doing blood test again in 6 weeks...
    Thats the problem...im never in the sun! I work 12 hrs shifts indoors... Not big on fish either..I can do tuna fish maybe have to eat that a little more...dont drink milk or eat yogurt...no wonder why my levals were so down...wonder if the tanning salon would help...im sure it wouldnt...hmmm Hopefully the vitamin d vitamins help

    Tanning beds do help. It's just expensive and inconvenient for a lot of people. The supplements work fine, the upper limit is pretty high, so you can take a good dose in supplement form. The doctor can monitor you with blood tests.

    Here's a really good NIH article/fact sheet about D.

    http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/

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