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5 vitamin D thieves and how to protect yourself (slideshow)
If you’re at-risk for low vitamin D levels due to any of these sneaky vitamin D stealers, you’ll want to get your vitamin D levels checked pronto. If you’re deficient, you can increase your daily intake, which can help make up for the vitamin D your body isn’t absorbing.
The Vitamin D Council, recommends you take 5,000 IU of vitamin D per day. That sounds like a lot, but you can take up to 10,000 IU of vitamin D daily before you experience any unwanted side effects. For your supplement, be sure you are buying natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and not synthetic vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Most vitamin D prescriptions are for ergocalciferol.
Good food sources of vitamin D include fish oils, cold-water fish, dairy products and butter. There is only one vegetable that has vitamin D, and that’s the mushroom at 114 IU per cup.
And remember, if possible try to spend at least 20 minutes in the sun daily.
