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2. Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older ...

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   Specifically, consuming 2,000 IU (international units) a day of supplemental vitamin D3 without calcium over the course of more than five years did not reduce total fractures, hip, wrist or pelvic ...

3. Scientists Reveal New Findings About Older Adults Who Take ...

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   READ MORE. How much vitamin D do I need? Older adults need about 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D daily, depending on their age. You can get this through a combination of sun exposure and vitamin-D rich ...

4. Wait, Should You Be Taking Vitamin D2 or D3? - AOL

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   There's lots of confusion around the difference between vitamin D2 and vitamin D3, and which is best for whom. ... (For healthy people between 12 months and 70 years of age the recommended daily ...

5. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Older adults typically consume less calcium, around 600 mg/day, which heightens their susceptibility to fractures. For optimal bone health, a calcium intake of 1000–1200 mg/day is recommended, along with 800 IU/day of vitamin D3 for those with adequate sun exposure, and up to 2000 IU/day for those with limited sun exposure or obesity.

6. Health effects of sunlight exposure - Wikipedia

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   Most people in the world depend on the sun to get vitamin D, [31] and elderly populations in low UVB countries experience higher rates of cancer. [32] There are not many foods that naturally have vitamin D. [33] Examples are cod liver oil and oily fish. If people cannot get sunlight, then they will need 1,000 IU of vitamin D per day to stay ...

7. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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   Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to meet the requirements of 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life stage and sex group. The definition implies that the intake level would cause a harmful nutrient deficiency in ...