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A member asked:

My vitamin d level was 22, i'm currently taking 2800 ui... should i be taking more, i weigh 365 and don't work inside house a lot.

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Where do you live?: 100iu/25# body wt is the rule of thumb formula i usually use so that is ~14, 000iu/day but since you are so low i would just say 20, 000/day and recheck it in about 3-4 months want a level>50 and <100 look uo vitamindcouncil.Org for lots of good informantion/ what sun you get is not getting much vitd for you.

Dr Pizzo agreed

Answered 10/28/2013

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