Doesn’t help that my keypad doesn’t have any Greek letters! Milli, micro and the rest of it, no wonder prescribing and dispensing takes a lot of skill and double checking, to say nothing of a classical education!
I take it in the winter months, so recently bought some. The pack says 'Everyday level' so I assumed one a day. But it says 'One to two tablets per day'. They're 400 IU. So 400 or double that if I like, 800. It is confusing.
I take the Boots one Ergates, says they are 10 UG, take one a day and not to exceed daily dose.
Me too. But my Boots Vitamin D tablets are 25 uG (1000 iu) and also has the advice of one a day and not to exceed daily dose.
S'truth I find it all very confusing and agree with you Woodgreen. Punkdoc how do we find a definitive dose please bearing mind most of us are gardeners so outside quite a lot?
From about late March/early April to the end of September, the majority of people should be able to make all the vitamin D they need from sunlight on their skin.
Children from the age of 1 year and adults need 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. This includes pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Babies up to the age of 1 year need 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day.
A microgram is 1,000 times smaller than a milligram (mg). The word microgram is sometimes written with the Greek symbol μ followed by the letter g (μg).
Sometimes the amount of vitamin D is expressed as International Units (IU). 1 microgram of vitamin D is equal to 40 IU. So 10 micrograms of vitamin D is equal to 400 IU.
Should I take a vitamin D supplement?
Advice for adults and children over 4 years old
During the autumn and winter, you need to get vitamin D from your diet because the sun is not strong enough for the body to make vitamin D.
But since it's difficult for people to get enough vitamin D from food alone, everyone (including pregnant and breastfeeding women) should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D during the autumn and winter.
Between late March/early April to the end of September, most people can make all the vitamin D they need through sunlight on their skin and from a balanced diet.
You may choose not to take a vitamin D supplement during these months.
These are the DoH's recommendations. They do not recommend blood tests to check levels, although imo this dose will be inadequate in some people. I take 25micrograms, because very scientifically that is what the tablets we buy contain!!
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I only take them in the winter so thanks for the reminder @punkdoc I'll start taking mine now. I have Calcichew -D3 FORTE which states 500mg/400IU on the bottle. There actually the wife's but because of her condition she gets quite lot of them so there's enough for both of us. She also has calcuim injections.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
Or eat lots more mushrooms! Specifically mushrooms which have been UV treated to increase the amount of D2 they contain (approx. 10microgrammes or 400IU per punnet). Unfortunately foraged fungi and non-UV treated cultivated varieties don't have much D2.
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The pack says 'Everyday level' so I assumed one a day.
But it says 'One to two tablets per day'.
They're 400 IU.
So 400 or double that if I like, 800.
It is confusing.
As Baz Luhrmann advises...wear sunscreen.
How much vitamin D do I need?
From about late March/early April to the end of September, the majority of people should be able to make all the vitamin D they need from sunlight on their skin.
Children from the age of 1 year and adults need 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. This includes pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Babies up to the age of 1 year need 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day.
A microgram is 1,000 times smaller than a milligram (mg). The word microgram is sometimes written with the Greek symbol μ followed by the letter g (μg).
Sometimes the amount of vitamin D is expressed as International Units (IU). 1 microgram of vitamin D is equal to 40 IU. So 10 micrograms of vitamin D is equal to 400 IU.
Should I take a vitamin D supplement?
Advice for adults and children over 4 years old
During the autumn and winter, you need to get vitamin D from your diet because the sun is not strong enough for the body to make vitamin D.
But since it's difficult for people to get enough vitamin D from food alone, everyone (including pregnant and breastfeeding women) should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D during the autumn and winter.
Between late March/early April to the end of September, most people can make all the vitamin D they need through sunlight on their skin and from a balanced diet.
You may choose not to take a vitamin D supplement during these months.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'