Vitamin D supplementation
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What experts have said about Vitamin D supplementation
9 statements · 4 positive · 5 negative
Huberman recommends 5,000–10,000 IU of vitamin D daily.
“Vitamin D. 5,000 to 10,000 IUs per day.”
Open the episode · Andrew Huberman: My Exact Routine To Optimize Brain & Body, I Do All Of These Every Day!Listen at 2:00:04
Vitamin D alone failed to correct the microbiome and caused another deficiency.
“The D did not correct my microbiome. It actually made me deficient.”
Open the episode · Vitamin D Expert: The Supplement World Is Giving The WRONG Advice!Listen at 1:07:14
Vitamin D supplementation does not provide the same effects as outdoor exposure.
“supplementing with vitamin D is not the same as being outdoors”
Open the episode · Vitamin D Expert: The Supplement World Is Giving The WRONG Advice!Listen at 1:31:12
Vitamin D pills have not matched the effects of sunlight-derived vitamin D
“those pills haven't panned out in tests. They don't work like natural D does for whatever reason”
Open the episode · #2516 - Rowan JacobsenListen at 30:01
Large vitamin D clinical trials showed no overall benefit
“None of them showed a benefit”
Open the episode · #2516 - Rowan JacobsenListen at 30:48
Vitamin D supplementation mainly helps people with severe deficiency
“It seems like it only helps people who have, who are really deficient”
Open the episode · #2516 - Rowan JacobsenListen at 34:36
Raising vitamin D levels through supplementation did not reproduce sunlight-associated benefits
“raising everyone's D to those levels would have the same effect. And it didn't”
Open the episode · #2516 - Rowan JacobsenListen at 35:57
One thousand IU of vitamin D raises blood levels approximately 5 nanograms per milliliter.
“taking 1,000 IUs of vitamin D will raise blood levels by around 5 nanograms per milliliter.”
Open the episode · Essentials: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity | Dr. Rhonda PatrickListen at 18:58
A 4,000-IU daily vitamin D supplement reportedly reversed epigenetic aging by about three years.
“it reversed their epigenetic aging by like three years”
Open the episode · Essentials: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity | Dr. Rhonda PatrickListen at 21:20
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