Vitamin D Deficiency?

[jyl]

Widespread vitamin D deficiency in US children? Interesting. I must look into his for my kids. Not obese or heavy TV/videogame use and do drink milk, though.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/04/content_11823512.htm

My doc said I had vitamin D deficiency, this last April. I was taking prescription vit D for awhile Something like 18000 IU, I vaguely recall. She said it was not uncommon among olive- or darker-skinned people after a Portland winter.

[PorscheGAL]

You absorb vitamin D from the sun. Kids are deficient because they don't go outside. You only need like 10 min. a day. It is not alot of sun. My sister lived in Seattle when she had a baby. Dr. had her give Vitamin D Supplement to baby until summer. Pretty common there.

[vash]

yup. sunscreen on the face, and hang in the sun...

[Paul_Heery]

I take 50,000 IU three times a week. I had an episode three years ago that landed me in the hospital. It was linked back to a vitamin D deficiency.

[David]

I read an article a while back comparing the vitamin D from pills vs the sun. Vitamin D from the sun was so far above that from pills it makes you wonder why doctors aren't telling us to go outside.

[vash]

yea, i water the tomatoes naked...j/k.

sunshine.. steph is correct. my doc said, 10 minutes a day give us a DAY WORTH of vitamin D. crazy.

[The Gaijin]

A little sunshine every day goes a long way. Cod liver oil in winter too.

[vash]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

. Cod liver oil in winter too.

uggghhh. does this taste like is sounds?

[The Gaijin]

Worse.

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by vash

yea, i water the tomatoes naked...j/k.

I water the zucchini naked...nobody seems to notice.

[peppy]

Doc said I had a deficiency last physical.

[Heel n Toe]

Put the top down.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Tidybuoy

I water the zucchini naked...nobody seems to notice.

Why is it green?

[RWebb]

it takes 1 Qt. of fortified milk per day to meet the new RDAs for kids.

so, yes, stake them out in the burning sun

[teenerted1]

tell them they cant do any homework till they spend at least 10minutes out in the sun. an no sunblock either

just the reverse of what our parents told us back in the day.

[jyl]

Portland winter = not much sun.

[RWebb]

build a really tall tower and stake them out on the top of it

just need to pierce the cloud cover

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by PorscheGAL

You absorb vitamin D from the sun. Kids are deficient because they don't go outside. You only need like 10 min. a day. It is not alot of sun. My sister lived in Seattle when she had a baby. Dr. had her give Vitamin D Supplement to baby until summer. Pretty common there.

No you don't. You absorb it from what you eat. UV light converts it to the active form. Still works on cloudy days, just not as fast.

[idontknow]

You just need a UV light over the dinner table then.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by Tobra

No you don't. You absorb it from what you eat. UV light converts it to the active form. Still works on cloudy days, just not as fast.

correctamento.