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Wondering how many mg of calcium and vitamin d3 should i take daily?

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IT DEPENDS ON YOUR A: Dose of vitamin d is depemdant on your age, sex and your diet pre and post menopausal women 1000 mgm og calcium with 800 to 1000 units of vit d daily at age of 41 you need 1000mgm of calcium and 800 to 1000 units of vit d daily.

Answered 11/10/2018

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