Re:Vitamin D Supplementation Improves Cognitive Function: 12...
by raverbashing on Friday November 13, 2020 @02:19AM
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The fear of Vit D overdose is funny if it wasn't tragic and possibly a factor in Covid mortality
- In Winter (especially USA/Canada/Europe) most people are deficient. Even more so the older and less active you are
- Read the labels and do basic math. A lethal dose of common OTC medicine is not that hard to obtain as well, are you going to ask a doctor how many Tylenols to take or are you going to read the label?
- Sure, if you're insecure go to the doctor and get it checked. But don't be surprised if consultations and lab exams are backed up at the moment.
- Vit D is fat soluble. Yeah you don't need to keep cranking high doses every day, the buffer lasts long. In fact for some people 10kIU should be good for a week. Review your dose, test your levels if you're taking a high dose for a long time.
In all those "Vit D overdose" stories there's someone doing something blatantly stupid for a long time OR (for the benefit of the doubt) they might have some other unknown problem or contributing factor.
- In Winter (especially USA/Canada/Europe) most people are deficient. Even more so the older and less active you are
- Read the labels and do basic math. A lethal dose of common OTC medicine is not that hard to obtain as well, are you going to ask a doctor how many Tylenols to take or are you going to read the label?
- Sure, if you're insecure go to the doctor and get it checked. But don't be surprised if consultations and lab exams are backed up at the moment.
- Vit D is fat soluble. Yeah you don't need to keep cranking high doses every day, the buffer lasts long. In fact for some people 10kIU should be good for a week. Review your dose, test your levels if you're taking a high dose for a long time.
In all those "Vit D overdose" stories there's someone doing something blatantly stupid for a long time OR (for the benefit of the doubt) they might have some other unknown problem or contributing factor.