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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by Joakal on Sunday November 27, 2011 @07:33PM (#3283882)
Wow, you're really taking 10x the recommended dosage [0]. You're in fact, very close to overdosing or according to some studies, already overdosing.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Recommendations

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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by MikeCapone on Monday November 28, 2011 @09:46AM (#3286038)
The studies I've seen have shown have very different numbers, and show that our bodies are very good at dealing with lots of Vitamin D but very bad at dealing with too little. From what I know, there is no known negative side effects under about 14,000 UI a day, and based on blood tests, Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist, has been recommending amounts in the range of what I take (even a bit higher). The official recommendations have been too low for a long time.
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