By Kirsten Whittaker
More news on daily vitamin D intake, known for helping strengthen bones and immune system while lowering your risks of some life-altering diseases. New research has discovered that a higher amount of vitamin D is needed than once thought to really impact the risk of major diseases, including your chances of getting cancer (both breast and colon), multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
This study of vitamin D levels used the results of from a survey involving several thousand subjects who took vitamin D supplements ranging from a low of 1,000 to a high of 10,000 IUs a day. The participants also had blood tests to establish the number of vitamin D metabolites in the bloodstream.
A recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey finds that a mere 10% of those living in the U.S. have the right level of vitamin D in their bloodstream to stop serious disease. These are often people who work (or spend lots of time) outdoors so they get a natural boost in those vitamin D levels.
Study researchers were surprised to find the amounts of vitamin D needed to provide any benefit are way higher than the daily 400 IU recommended to conquer conditions like rickets.
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that's a natural part of foods like fatty fish, cod liver oil, egg yolks, beef or calf liver and mushrooms, as well as being added to milk, orange juice, yogurt, margarine and cereals. One of the best, most natural sources of vitamin D is exposure to sunlight - a half hour a day, two times a week without sunscreen should do the trick.
Another popular way to get this vital nutrient is through supplements. The four to eight thousand IUs a day recommended intake is still way below the upper limit suggested by the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine.
Most every healthy adult in the U.S. will now be advised to take 4,000 IUs daily. While still far below the 10,000 IU a day limit, this level is enough to give the body some of the most important vitamin D benefits.
A December 2010 report recommended that a daily vitamin d intake of 4,000 IUs is safe for any healthy individual over 9 years old. The minimum daily intake from the IOM is 600 IU. Of course there could be some harm tied to taking in too much vitamin D daily for specific patients, even at the amounts that fall under the recommended safe upper limit. It's a good idea to talk with your doctor before you start supplementing to lower chances of getting cancer, to be sure this is right for you.
More news on daily vitamin D intake, known for helping strengthen bones and immune system while lowering your risks of some life-altering diseases. New research has discovered that a higher amount of vitamin D is needed than once thought to really impact the risk of major diseases, including your chances of getting cancer (both breast and colon), multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
This study of vitamin D levels used the results of from a survey involving several thousand subjects who took vitamin D supplements ranging from a low of 1,000 to a high of 10,000 IUs a day. The participants also had blood tests to establish the number of vitamin D metabolites in the bloodstream.
A recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey finds that a mere 10% of those living in the U.S. have the right level of vitamin D in their bloodstream to stop serious disease. These are often people who work (or spend lots of time) outdoors so they get a natural boost in those vitamin D levels.
Study researchers were surprised to find the amounts of vitamin D needed to provide any benefit are way higher than the daily 400 IU recommended to conquer conditions like rickets.
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that's a natural part of foods like fatty fish, cod liver oil, egg yolks, beef or calf liver and mushrooms, as well as being added to milk, orange juice, yogurt, margarine and cereals. One of the best, most natural sources of vitamin D is exposure to sunlight - a half hour a day, two times a week without sunscreen should do the trick.
Another popular way to get this vital nutrient is through supplements. The four to eight thousand IUs a day recommended intake is still way below the upper limit suggested by the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine.
Most every healthy adult in the U.S. will now be advised to take 4,000 IUs daily. While still far below the 10,000 IU a day limit, this level is enough to give the body some of the most important vitamin D benefits.
A December 2010 report recommended that a daily vitamin d intake of 4,000 IUs is safe for any healthy individual over 9 years old. The minimum daily intake from the IOM is 600 IU. Of course there could be some harm tied to taking in too much vitamin D daily for specific patients, even at the amounts that fall under the recommended safe upper limit. It's a good idea to talk with your doctor before you start supplementing to lower chances of getting cancer, to be sure this is right for you.
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