New Study Suggests Tripling Recommended Amount of Vitamin D

Some researchers say current vitamin D recommendations are insufficient to prevent deficiency and disease.
New Study Suggests Tripling Recommended Amount of Vitamin D
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Can you really get too much vitamin D?

A new study suggests the current recommended daily dose of 600 to 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D is nowhere near enough to prevent and address vitamin D deficiency in the general adult population.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
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