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Will vitamin D save my life? Should I really be taking four times the recommended daily dose?
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The daily maintenance dose of vitamin d varies by age, but most children and adults generally require 600-2000 iu of vitamin d daily. For vitamin d-deficient children and adults, higher doses of vitamin d given either daily or weekly are recommended, followed by an increase in the daily dose of vitamin d.
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Doses should be taken as per recommended or else it will lead to hypervitaminosis and it will create other problems. Doses are advised as per your body needs, it dosent mean taking excess at a time will fulfil your deficiency, vitamins are absorbed in particular quantity.
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