How much Vitamin D supplements should I take daily?

Question by Nikki: How much Vitamin D supplements should I take daily?
My doctor saw that I have a slightly low Vitamin D via blood test (21). She prescribed 1000 IU vitamin D liquid drops/day for 30 days in addition to the 400 IU I get from my multivitamins. She said, “Or just spend more time in the sun.” Since then, I spent a little more time in the sun, but now I don’t know how much Vitamin D to take daily. I know it’s fat soluable, so I don’t want to tax my kidneys. How much sun substitutes for 1000 IU daily supplementation?

Best answer:

Answer by Fob Marley
Continue to follow your doctors instructions with the Vit. D drops. Just because you’re staying out in the sun longer doesn’t mean you’re getting the extra Vit D. that your doctor had prescribed you. Since there’s no way to calculate how much Vit. D is in a ray of sunlight, it’s important to continue with what you do know, 1000 IU drops/day. Just like the doctor ordered.

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