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French authorities label Vitamin D as endocrine disruptor (www.nutraingredients.com)
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[-] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Can someone more science-y help translate what this actually means? Wife and I avoid the sun and stay indoors most of time, so we take a multivitamin that has 125% the daily D3 recommended intake. Not sure if I understand it correctly but it seems the warning is for larger doses?

[-] Wulzzy@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago

Vitamin D is fat soluble, so you really shouldn't be taking more than 100% daily value.

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This isnt entirely correct, yes it is fat soluble, however that doesn't mean 100% of what you are ingesting is being stored. The 100% daily value varies quite a lot, also if you're deficient you want to be taking more than the daily value. Also it's not universally agreed exactly what the upper and optimum levels of Vit D are, different countries have different guidelines for upper, lower and optimal.

It's difficult to overdose of Vit D, you would have to take a LOT.

Vit D is very important for bone health, and immune function.

[-] Wulzzy@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

Good points, I was oversimplifying.

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

If you don't have a deficiency. If you do, absorbing more than 100% of daily value will work towards resolving the deficiency faster.

[-] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

From a google search: The endocrine hormones help control mood, growth and development, the way our organs work, and reproduction.

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