"Nobody can gauge your vitamin D need by looking at you, by your skin color, size, or other simple measurement like weight or body fat. A vitamin D blood level needs to be measured specifically─period."

"I’ve had 98 lb women who require 12,000 units, 300 lb men who require 1000 units, 21-year olds who require 10,000 units. (Of course, this is a Wisconsin experience. However, regional differences in dosing needs diminish as we age, since less and less vitamin D activation occurs.)

Let me reiterate: Steroid hormone-vitamin D dose needs to be individualized.

There’s only one way to individualize your need for vitamin D and thereby determine your dose: Measure a blood level."

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/20...ld-i-take.html

Some people can not handle even 1000IU of Vitamin D, so please make sure to have continued monitoring of your liver, etc. once your doctor recommends a suitable amount of supplementation.

Cherie