Shantilly

found this on a website, according to their claim one only needs 4 glasses of milk a day for recommended Vit D intake.

Can I get too much vitamin D?
Yes. One thing to remember when taking a vitamin D supplement is that too much can be harmful in the same way that too little can be harmful. You just need 10 mcg (sometimes written as 400 IU) of vitamin D each day.

Below is a table of some healthy foods that contain vitamin D:

Food Serving Mcg of Vitamin DFortified Milk1 cup2.5Fortified Soy Milk1 cup1.0Fortified Orange Juice 1 cup2.5Salmon (cooked)3.5 ounces9.0Chicken (cooked)3 ounces1.1Shrimp (canned)1 ounce0.8Egg (yolk)1 egg0.6Grape-nuts Cereal 1/2 cup3.0Raisin Bran Cereal3/4 cup1.6Total Cereal 1 cup1.0Corn Flakes Cereal 1 cup0.8Rice Krispies Cereal1 1/4 cup0.6

Is vitamin D deficiency a concern for adolescents?
Yes! A recent study done at Children’s Hospital Boston has shown that 1 in 5 boys and 1 in 4 girls don’t get enough vitamin D.

Am I at risk for Vitamin D deficiency?
If you are African American or Hispanic you could be at a higher risk for low vitamin D than if you are white. This is because skin that has a dark pigment can prevent most of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation from reaching the deeper layers of your skin where vitamin D is made. If you are at risk, however, you can spend a few extra minutes in the sun each day. Just remember to put on sunscreen after you have been in the sun long enough (about 15 minutes). This may be too long if you are very sensitive to the sun and burn easily.

If you live in a place that gets very little sunshine, especially during the winter months, it’s harder to get enough vitamin D. To figure out if you live in one of these places, look at a map of the United States and imagine a line running between San Francisco and Philadelphia. If you live North of this imaginary line, it is necessary for you (during the winter) to get your daily intake of vitamin D through food or supplements.




Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

Updated 3/31/2005


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Somehow I think this isnt the correct information, I think Dr. Sorenson once commented one would need 77 glasses of milk daily.

engfant

Oh yeah! Have them bring some milk over here for me to drink and IF THEY AGREE TO HANG AROUND after I down a gallon of it for the "gassy after party" then I'll drink to the cause.

F'n milk. Can any adult even drink this stuff without dropping dead from lactose intake?

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unity

4 glasses?

Yay! I have my Viatmin D!!! Crap... I am too fat to do anything....

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Gidget

Well I am lactose intolerent so that takes care of this!