Good Article on Vitamin D

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Below is a link to an excellent article from an URL on Oxalate

list. I have one criticism. The author makes no distinction between

D2 and D3. From what I have read D2 (such as is added to milk, and

cheap multivitamins) is not nearly as good as D3. The body is very

inefficient at D2 to D3 conversion.

Looks like one can go very high when supplementing with D.

Below recommends up to 1000 IU per 25 pounds of body weight for

children, starting when they are babies. Ddrops would be useful for

babies, imo.

http://www.vitaglo.com/carlson1910.html

Using that rule of thumb, I would be taking up to 7,000 IU of D3 every day!

Some people fear danger of overdose, but the article states

that it requires a massive dose exceeding 50,000 to 150,000 IU each

day for a dangerous overdose. In order to overdose on Carlson's, one

would need to chug down more than a pint of cod liver oil every day!

I imagine that much cod liver oil would really give someone liquid

stool!

According to the Carlson's Cod Liver Oil Bottle, the RDA for

vitamin D is 400 IU, which is one teaspoon. I take a tablespoon a

day which is 1200 IU. When I earn some surplus $$, I may get some

2000 IU Ddrops to supplement my cod liver oil daily.

http://www.nlci.com/nutrition/News%20for%20You.htm

Alobar