Vitamin D “The Sunshine Vitamin” is HOT!
At the 18th annual meeting and clinical congress for the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) held in May 2009, the consensus was very clear. Dr Neil Binkley noted that the current national recommendations from the Food and Nutrition board of 400 to 600IUs is simply not enough. Experts recommend somewhere between 1500 to 2600IU daily and it is considered a very safe vitamin.
• Pediatricians recommended 400IU vitamin D dose for children.
Vitamin D comes in two different formulations. Vitamin D2, also called ergocalciferol; and Vitamin D3, also called cholecalciferol. D2 (synthesized by plants) is a far inferior form of Vitamin D that does not get absorbed into the human body well. This is a phenomenon called bioavailability, or in this case simply Vitamin D Absorption. D3 is synthesized by humans and is a more potent form. More importantly, it is better absorbed by the human body. So if you take Vitamin D, make it D3.