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[quote=Anonymous]I know this discussion is 6+ month old, but I ran across it on a Google search.

No, most multi-vitamins only offer 400 IUs of Vitamin D, which is 100% of the RDA, but the RDA is outdated. 2,000 IUs daily is what most experts are now recommending as a minimum RDA.

If you live south of the Mason/Dixon line and/or sunbath/tan w/o sunscreen regularly, that maybe sufficient... our skin produces D3 but most of us don't get enough sun and/or block the sun we do get with sunscreens. If you are dark skinned your skin produces Vitamin D less readily and you're far more likely to be deficient of Vitamin D.

For the woman who is taking 1,000 IUs of D3 because she's low, it's doubtful that amount will bump up her levels significantly.

I bumped up my levels from 17 to 80 by taking 20,000 IUs daily for a year, I had my levels checked quarterly. I now take 6,000 IUs daily to maintain my Vitamin D level at 80.

The formula I've seen, for maintenance, is 1,000 IUs x 25#s of body weight, I weigh 150#s.

Read Amazon reviews for D3 in the 5,000 & 10,000 doses to get a feel for the quantities people are taking to boost & maintain their Vitamin D levels. [/quote]

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