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Old 06-20-2012, 08:13 AM #1
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Default Do you need vitamin D supplements if you're getting lots of sunshine?

I'm now walking outside a fair bit every day (usually around 75-90 mins). Do I still need to take a vitamin D3 supplement? (I'm currently taking fish oil, algal oil, and a multivitamin that contains 800 IU of vitamin D.)
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If you are young, and not taking cholesterol lowering medications, you should be making Vit D with sun exposure.

Age (elderly), and those statin drugs reduce the ability for sun exposure to work well.

I don't take my D3 in summer for that reason, as well.

If your skin is tanning, then longer exposures are needed perhaps, as the tan blocks some UV.
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It also depends on your ethnicity and where you live. If you live in a northern climate, you probably do need to take a D supplement because while you may get adequate D from the sun in the summer, you will not in the winter.

If you have naturally darker skin, you may also need to take a D supplement as your skin may not allow enough natural production.

A blood test for vitamin D is not difficult to get, so you can always ask your doctor for one when you are in for something else.

I had been taking 2000 IU of D3 for about two years now because I live in a northern climate and don't spend a lot of time outside. When I had my blood tested at the Nedley Clinic, I was STILL low. He gave me a megadose of 50,000 IU and now I take 4000 IU per day in addition to my outdoor walking.
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