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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by rapsey on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:28AM (#19245121)
It was 6000+
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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by MikeCapone on Monday February 25, 2019 @09:17AM (#19245721)
Was it gelcaps or dry tablets? Vitamin D is fat-soluble so much better absorbed in gelcap format (and taken with a meal).
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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by lukeschlather on Monday February 25, 2019 @09:32AM (#19245842)
Personally, I've been taking 5000 IUs/day and recently started stepping that closer to 10,000 IUs. I use the liquid drops which are in oil, and I always try to take them with some sort of meal. The liquid is a lot cheaper and seems like the ideal way to absorb it to me.

This is in cloudy wintertime Seattle. In sunny times it may be completely unnecessary.

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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by Ensorceled on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:45AM (#19245195)
Just another anecdote, a friend of mine with Lyme Disease has serious problems absorbing vitamin D (and other nutrients) via food, his doctor has him on 10K per day.
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Re:Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D by gbrown on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:57AM (#19245262)
If I recall correctly, such a treatment is not yet evidence based, though clinical trials are ongoing.
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