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[quote=Anonymous]Overdosing on D is a real risk and can be very dangerous. Your body CAN'T overdose from sun exposure, but you can get too much from supplements or (super rarely) dietary sources.

If I were you, OP, I would get D from natural sources -- 10 minutes exposure to sun in summer every day (more if your skin is darker). Fatty fish and bluefishes (like salmon, mackerel, anchovies) in the winter. Don't forget dairy is usually fortified with vitamin D.

DD loves mackerel, so I stopped giving her D Drops a long time ago. We just make sure she eats 3-4 servings of bluefish a week.

The whole concept that vitamin D is a panacea is bullshit, though -- it's important to get enough, but megadosing on it won't make you a super-human who doesn't get colds. Remember when megadosing on vitamin E was supposed to prevent cancer? And then researchers found megadoses of E made people [i]more[/i] susceptible to cancer?

Plus, your body doesn't absorb vitamins well in a vacuum - they are best absorbed in the context of food (with fats, other vitamins, fiber, etc).

Bottom line: get your vitamins mostly from a balanced, healthy diet and remember that humans evolved to get small daily amounts from food, not huge overdoses from pills.[/quote]

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