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VITAMIN D
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What is Vitamin D?

a fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body's fatty tissue. Vitamin D helps the body absorbcalcium. Calcium and phosphate are two minerals that are essential for normal bone

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What is Vitamin D?
There

are five forms of Vitamin D, Vitamin D1, D2, D3, D4, & D5. forms that seem to matter to humans the most are Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

Two

Sources of Vitamin D?

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Sunlight free and available to all products Cheese

Dairy

Butter Cream Fortified

Fatty

milk (all milk in the U.S. is fortified with vitamin D)

fish (such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel) breakfast cereals, margarine, and

Oysters Fortified

Over dosing of Vitamin D

Too much vitamin D can make the intestines absorb too much calcium. This may cause high levels of calcium in the blood. High blood calcium can lead to:
Calcium

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deposits in soft tissues such as the heart and lungs and disorientation to the kidneys

Confusion Damage Kidney

stones

Nausea,

vomiting, constipation, poor appetite, weakness, and weight loss

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Recommended Dietary Allowance

The RDA for vitamins may be used as goals for each person. much of each vitamin you need depends on your age and gender. Other factors, such as pregnancy and your health, are also important.

How

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Recommended Dietary Allowance

Infants (adequate intake of vitamin D)

0 - 6 months: 400 IU (10 micrograms (mcg) per day) - 12 months: 400 IU (5 mcg/day)

Children 1 4

- 3 years: 600 IU (15 mcg/day) - 8 years: 600 IU (15 mcg/day)

Older 9

children and adults over 70 years: 800 IU (20 mcg/day) and breast-feeding: 600 IU (15

- 70 years: 600 IU (15 mcg/day)

Adults

Pregnancy

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Recommended Dietary Allowance

Vitamin D toxicity almost always occurs from using too many supplements. The safe upper limit for vitamin D is:
1,000 2,500 4,000

to 1,500 IU/day for infants to 3,000 IU/day for children 1 - 8 years

IU/day for children 9 years and older, adults, and pregnant and breast-feeding teens and women.

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