I have a lot of physician friends who say that testing vitamin D levels is the latest "fad", so to speak.
I got tested out of curiosity and was in the intermediate range (30-40 ng/ml) (technically not "normal" (>40ng/ml), but not "low" (<30 ng/ml)).
Amazingly, I had higher levels than anyone else I talked to who had been tested. My friend said it was the highest level he could remember (of his patients). My doctor still suggested that I take 1 or 2 2000 IU D3 capsules per day.
If you're curious, get tested. I did have to convince my doctor that I wanted to know the number. He said, "trust me, it will be lower than it should be."
Fad or not, get tested for vit D and calcium absorption.
I was a rugby player at amateur level until 3 years ago, when I fractured twice my left wrist in 8 months. Seeing that the second fracture was due to a pretty light contact, I asked to get tested and I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. This is quite rare for a 36 years old male such as myself, I understand it may not be so rare in the next years.
I got tested out of curiosity and was in the intermediate range (30-40 ng/ml) (technically not "normal" (>40ng/ml), but not "low" (<30 ng/ml)).
Amazingly, I had higher levels than anyone else I talked to who had been tested. My friend said it was the highest level he could remember (of his patients). My doctor still suggested that I take 1 or 2 2000 IU D3 capsules per day.
If you're curious, get tested. I did have to convince my doctor that I wanted to know the number. He said, "trust me, it will be lower than it should be."