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If your doctor tells you to take vitamin D can you take vitamin D3?
Yes, actually you SHOULD take Vitamin D3. You have two choices of Vitamin D, Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3. Vitamin D2 is not absorbed as well as Vitamin d3 and it has a shorter half life. Even though foods are still fortified with Vitamin D2, many researchers believe that Vitamin D2 is "no longer suitable for supplementation or fortification".
What is vitamin d's chemical name?
Vitamin D2 is ergocalciferol and Vitamin D3 is cholecalciferol.
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.
What does the word vitamin mean?
Vitamin D2 - often used in supplements and fortification of foods is called ergocalciferol. Vitamin D3- is also called cholecalciferol Many researchers believe that vitamin D3 is the far superior form of vitamin d and that D2 should not be considered a suitable substitute for Vitamin D3
An essential nutrient which helps to prevent rickets more commonly called vitamin d?
Calciferol is vitamin D2
What can treatment with a few drops of pure vitamin A do for the child?
I advise you to read the medicine directions before. Each drop of vitamin A contains 5000 UI, and some drops would be too much for the child. Who prescribed the vitamin for the child ? What is the disturb that requires vitamin A for the child ? Usually, Vitamin A is administered together with vitamin D2, for kids and adults. however, such association requires medical prescription, notably from a pediatrician, because vitamin D2 is usually prescribed to fight rickets. Vitamin A, alone has another indication.
What is the chemical formula of Vitamin D?
The chemical formula for vitamin C is C6H8O6
What is better for a 65 year old woman - vitamin D2 or vitamin D3?
Whether you are a 65 year old woman, a 20 year old man or an infant - Vitamin D3 is the clear winner. It is absorbed MUCH better, has a longer half life in the body and is more shelf-stable. Some researchers believe that vitamin D2 should no longer be used for supplementation or fortification of foods.
What is a nickname for vitamin D?
There are many nicknames for Vitamin D.These includethe 'sunshine vitamin'Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol)Good food sources of Vitamin D can be found in salmon, sardines, shrimp, milk, cod, and eggs.
What is vitamin manufactured in skin?
Vitamin D has two forms which are vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D without a subscript refers to either D2 or D3 or both.Vitamin D3 is produced in the skin of vertebrates after exposure to ultraviolet B light.
What is the molecular mass of vitamin D2 C28H44O to 2 decimal places?
396.61 - 396.65 or more exactly 396.63 amu
How many 2000 IU Tablets of Vitamin 2 equal 2000 mg?
Vitamin D2 are fat soluble secosteroids that are responsible for enhancing the absorption of calcium. The amount of 2,000 IU tablets of vitamin 2 that equal 2,000 mg is ninety.
