Vitamin D 4,000 IU Tablets, Maximum Strength Vitamin D3 Supplement, 365 Easy to Swallow Tablets - Full Year Supply

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Some people are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency. If you are in one of these groups the NHS recommends you take a vitamin D supplement all year around. Because few foods naturally contain vitamin D, foods fortified with vitamin D are an important source of this nutrient. To maintain your vitamin D levels or prevent deficiency you'll usually take colecalciferol long term. However, experts have cautioned that much smaller amounts could be associated with health risks. The Food and Nutrition Board indicates that even amounts less than the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of 4,000 IU (100 mcg) could have negative health effects over time ( 7).

Lower doses of colecalciferol are usually taken to maintain your vitamin D levels or prevent you from getting vitamin D deficiency. Dosage and strength However the current evidence doesn't suggest you need to take supplements that combine vitamin D and vitamin K for optimal absorption, especially as it's easy to get enough vitamin K from your diet. People who stay indoors a lot – people who are frail, housebound or live in a care home may not get enough exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D is important for the health of your bones, muscles and teeth. This is because it helps you absorb calcium and phosphorous from food. If you're using colecalciferol drops, you can either drop them straight into your mouth or onto a spoon before you take it. Colecalciferol dissolvable tabletsTaking between 10 and 50mcg a day is unlikely to cause harm, but bear in mind more is not necessarily better. During the autumn and winter, you need to get vitamin D from your diet because the sun is not strong enough for the body to make vitamin D. If you breach these conditions and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these conditions. Governing Law and Jurisdiction As a result, the main sign of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcemia, or elevated calcium levels in your blood ( 4, 5).

Vitamin D is very important for bone health and has been linked with immune function and protection against certain cancers ( 9, 10). The Department of Health and Social Care recommends that adults and children over 4 take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D throughout the year if they: Nowak A, Boesch L, Andres E, et al. Effect of vitamin D3 on self-perceived fatigue: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016;95(52):e5353. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005353 Geddes JAA, Inderjeeth CA. Evidence for the treatment of osteoporosis with vitamin D in residential care and in the community dwelling elderly. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:463589. doi:10.1155/2013/463589US Preventive Services Task Force, et al. Screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2021;325(14):1436-1442 . doi:10.1001/jama.2021.3069 Vitamin D toxicity is treatable, but severe cases may eventually cause kidney failure, irregular heartbeat, and calcification of soft tissues such as arteries ( 5).

Five to 15 minutes in the sun before 11am or after 3pm, without sunscreen, and with forearms and lower legs uncovered, should be enough exposure in the summer months. But during the winter there isn't enough sun (or the correct wavelength of UV radiation) to make vitamin D this way in the UK. If your doctor has recommended you take a different amount of vitamin D, you should follow their advice.

Don't overdo it as vitamin D can build up in the body - 100mcg (4000IU) is the maximum safe daily dose for adults. Do not take more than 100 micrograms (4,000 IU) of vitamin D a day as it could be harmful. This applies to adults, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and the elderly, and children aged 11 to 17 years.