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A member asked:
Vitamin d was 18, after improving diet went up to 23.1 in 6 mos. now been in summer sun alot- recent test 23.6. why won't food/sun get it any higher?
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Would not worry: While many people believe a healthy vitamin D level has to be >30, I and others believe that >20 is fine. Some people seem to get more of a boost in their D level from sun than others. You could take a vitamin D supplement of 600-1000 units per day to safely boost your D level a bit but I don't think it is necessary
Answered 8/7/2015
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