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Reminder that Vitamin D is a substance that can be toxic if taken in large doses.



How large? Kilos? Cubic Meters? Please give us a link.


"Acute toxicity would be caused by doses of vitamin D probably in excess of 10,000 IU/day, which result in serum 25(OH)D concentrations >150 ng/ml (>375 nmol/l). That level is clearly more than the IOM-recommended UL of 4,000 IU/day. Potential chronic toxicity would result from administration of doses above 4,000 IU/day for extended periods, possibly for years, that cause serum 25(OH)D concentrations in the 50–150 ng/ml (125–375 nmol/l) range (15)." (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158375/)


Consult a doctor and get your levels tested instead.


Doses vary by person. Consult a physician.


As can coffee, sugar and even water.




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