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Are there any benefits to taking extra vitamin d?
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2000 u D3/day: Almost anyone can replenish normal levels of vitamin d safely with 2000 units of vitamin d3/day. There is no known advantage to "extra", except in rare cases of malabsorption, GI surgery, cancer, etc.
Answered 6/10/2014
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