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Natural sources of vitamin D include:[5]
Fatty fish species, such as:
Catfish, 85 g (3 oz) provides 425 IU (5 IU/g)
Salmon, cooked, 100 g (3.5 oz) provides 360 IU (3.6 IU/g)
Mackerel, cooked, 100 g (3.5 oz), 345 IU (3.45 IU/g)
Sardines, canned in oil, drained, 50 g (1.75 oz), 250 IU (5 IU/g)
Tuna, canned in oil, 100 g (3.5 oz), 235 IU (2.35 IU/g)
Eel, cooked, 100 g (3.5 oz), 200 IU (2.00 IU/g)
A whole egg provides 20 IU if egg weighs 60 g (0.33 IU/g)
Beef liver, cooked, 100 g (3.5 oz), provides 15 IU (0.15 IU/g)
Fish liver oils, such as cod liver oil, 1 Tbs. (15 ml) provides 1360 IU (90.6 IU/ml)
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What is the difference between prescribed vitamin D and over-the-counter vitamin D?
Chemically there is not a difference. However, with a prescription it is possible to get higher dose tablets (up to 1500mg) with a prescription.
What vitamin is synthesized in the skin with exposure to the sunlight?
Vitamin D is produced by ultraviolet radiation on your skin. The UV light converts a precursor molecule to vitamin D.
How much vitamin d do you need with a vitamin d defiecentcy?
10,000 IU or go to a physician and if your vitamin D level is low, he/she can give you prescription doses at 50,000 IU per pill which you take weekly for roughly 3 months. Afterward you get your levels checked to see where you fall. Be very careful taking doses higher than 5,000 IU daily if you don't know your current vitamin D status.
Do you need a prescription to get vitamin zinc?
no
What about vitamin - D?
Vitamin D (disambiguation).
Does vitamin B come from the sun?
I know that vitamin d is one isn't vitamin e another?
Which vitamin provides for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus by bones and teeth?
Vitamins A , C and D. Calcium also helps
What is the main vitamin in milk?
Vitamin a, Vitamin b, vitamin c.
What does the D stand for in vitamin D?
The term "vitamin D" refers to several different forms of this vitamin. ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Vitamin D2 synthesized by plants. Vitamin D3 is synthesized by humans in the skin. D is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet and the vitamin D was the fourth vitamin discovered.
Is vitamin D a compound?
is vitamin d a compound?
What vitamin is considered the sunshine vitamin because it is derived from the sun?
Vitamin D comes from sunshine exposure and works with the mineral calcium. "Sunshine vitamin" is the nickname for vitamin D because the human body produces vitamin D through exposure to the UV rays of the Sun.
Can vitamin d be characterized as a vitamin?
Yes, why else would it be called vitamin D if not?
