Re:How to Raise Vitamin D Level?

[Guest guest]

3000 IU isn't really that much at all. I believe WAPF recommends around 10,000

IU daily for vitamin D. Maybe take a separate vitamin D supplement (from cod

liver source, like Carlson's brand) in addition to your daily CLO?

[Guest guest]

from the WAPF website:

As a general guideline, we recommend the following doses of vitamin A from cod

liver oil,

along with a nutrient-dense diet that contains other vitamin A-rich foods:

Children age 3 months to 12 years: A dose of cod liver oil that provides about

5000 IU

vitamin A daily

Children over 12 years and adults: A maintenance dose of cod liver oil that

provides about

10,000 IU vitamin A daily

Pregnant and nursing women: A dose of cod liver oil that provides about 20,000

IU vitamin

A daily

Individuals under stress or wishing to use cod liver oil to treat a disease

condition may

take much larger doses, even up to 90,000 IU vitamin A per day, for a period of

several

weeks.

Vitamin D

The recommended dosages for cod liver oil provide about 500 IU vitamin D for

children,

1000 IU vitamin D for adults, 2000 IU vitamin D for pregnant and nursing women

and up

to 9000 IU for those taking large amounts of cod liver oil to deal with stress

and disease.

--- In , " Aramburu " <mattandgina@...>

wrote:

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> 3000 IU isn't really that much at all. I believe WAPF recommends around 10,000

IU daily

for vitamin D. Maybe take a separate vitamin D supplement (from cod liver

source, like

Carlson's brand) in addition to your daily CLO?

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[Guest guest]

Can someone taking CLO tell how much PUFA fat is involved in 10000 IU

of Vitamin D, a daily dose?

Thanks

-Dan.

> >

> > 3000 IU isn't really that much at all. I believe WAPF recommends

around 10,000 IU daily

> for vitamin D. Maybe take a separate vitamin D supplement (from cod

liver source, like

> Carlson's brand) in addition to your daily CLO?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

--- Dan " repent_kog_is_near " <repent_kog_is_near@...> wrote:

> Can someone taking CLO tell how much PUFA fat is involved in 10000

> IU of Vitamin D, a daily dose?

Dan,

According to the USDA nutrient data base, one tbsp of CLO is 28 g and

has 13,600 IU of A and 1,360 IU of D and has 13.6 g of fat, of which

3.1 g or 22.5 percent is PUFA (mostly omega-3). That means to get

10,000 IU of D from the CLO they tested, you would also get 22.8 g of

PUFA (in the 7.3 tbsp of CLO that it would take to get 10,000 IU of D).

The amounts of A and D in CLO vary widely by brand and as you may

already know, many brands refine out the original A and D and add in A

and D from other sources. The Blue Ice brand supposedly adds back A

and D from the original CLO somehow, after refining, and has 575 IU of

D per 1/2 tsp, which would be 3,450 IU of D per tbsp:

http://www.greenpasture.org/products/cod-liver-oil/1001

[Guest guest]

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> According to the USDA nutrient data base, one tbsp of CLO is 28 g and

> has 13,600 IU of A and 1,360 IU of D and has 13.6 g of fat, of which

> 3.1 g or 22.5 percent is PUFA (mostly omega-3). That means to get

> 10,000 IU of D from the CLO they tested, you would also get 22.8 g of

> PUFA (in the 7.3 tbsp of CLO that it would take to get 10,000 IU of

> D).

I think you misread the data slightly. 1oz is 28g; 1T is 14g. 1T,

though, does have 3g of PUFA. I'm kind of surprised the PUFA level is

that low, but what the heck.

-

[Guest guest]

--- Idol <paul.idol@...> wrote:

> I think you misread the data slightly. 1oz is 28g; 1T is 14g. 1T,

> though, does have 3g of PUFA. I'm kind of surprised the PUFA level

> is that low, but what the heck.

You're right , I think the 28 g was stuck in my head from seeing

it so much with 1 oz amounts I even looked straight at the number

in my spreadsheet this morning, but it must have been too early for my

brain to be working properly

The USDA measurements for 1 tbsp CLO showed in grams:

3.07 saturated fat, 24.6% of sum

6.35 monounsaturated fat, 50.9% of sum

3.07 polyunsaturated fat, 24.6% of sum

12.5 grams sum of above

13.6 total fat (1.1 grams not apportioned above)

I don't recall the number of samples tested, nor if there is any

information about the source of the CLO they tested.

One other point I forgot to make is that I don't recall anyone

recommending more than 5,000 IU of vitamin D per day, except possibly

for special therapeutic purposes. And depending on how much sun

exposure you get, you may not need to supplement at all. Also, from

Masterjohn's research, we need plenty of vitamin A and K2 to go

with high amounts of D for optimal health. Taking large amounts of D

without comparably large amounts of A and K2 would likely be detrimental.

Another point about the PUFA in CLO is that some misguided

manufacturers remove the saturated fat in processing and that would

raise the amount of PUFA per weight. If some of the MUFA is also

removed in processing, that would further raise the amount of PUFA per

weight. So, it could vary significantly depending on the source.

Unfortunately, most labels don't give us the breakdown of

saturated/MUFA/PUFA.

[Guest guest]

So, taking the Blue Ice brand allows us to intake only 40% of the

regular CLO and yet get the 10000 IUs.. with perhaps, around 9 grams

of PUFA.. Am I thinking right?

Thanks .

-Dan.

> > Can someone taking CLO tell how much PUFA fat is involved in

10000

> > IU of Vitamin D, a daily dose?

>

> Dan,

>

> According to the USDA nutrient data base, one tbsp of CLO is 28 g

and

> has 13,600 IU of A and 1,360 IU of D and has 13.6 g of fat, of which

> 3.1 g or 22.5 percent is PUFA (mostly omega-3). That means to get

> 10,000 IU of D from the CLO they tested, you would also get 22.8 g

of

> PUFA (in the 7.3 tbsp of CLO that it would take to get 10,000 IU of

D).

>

> The amounts of A and D in CLO vary widely by brand and as you may

> already know, many brands refine out the original A and D and add

in A

> and D from other sources. The Blue Ice brand supposedly adds back A

> and D from the original CLO somehow, after refining, and has 575 IU

of

> D per 1/2 tsp, which would be 3,450 IU of D per tbsp:

> http://www.greenpasture.org/products/cod-liver-oil/1001

>

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