Quality of Vitamin D

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Trudy

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Our physician told us today that when we purchased Vitamin D, it was all pretty much the same, so it was fine to go with the cheapest brand out there. I'd rather save money here to splurge somewhere it matters more. I appreciate his telling us.
 
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Sarah C.

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That is good information. Vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium, so it is an important vitamin. Also, a lot of us don't get enough Vitamin D as we are not out in the sun enough. The sun is an excellent source of vitamin D.
 
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katdolores

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No offense, but I would like to correct that. The sun is not the source for vitamin D. Our skin is. However, we need the sun in order to stimulate our skin to manufacture Vitamin D. That is a common misconception among many people, and in college, we were corrected. :)
 
Victor Leigh

Victor Leigh

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I don't suppose our skin can be stimulated to produce vitamin D without exposure to sunlight, can it? I mean are there any artificial means of getting our skin to produce vitamin D?
 
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amy71219

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Trudy said:
Our physician told us today that when we purchased Vitamin D, it was all pretty much the same, so it was fine to go with the cheapest brand out there. I'd rather save money here to splurge somewhere it matters more. I appreciate his telling us.
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Thanks for the information! I've always heard there are certain (more expensive) brands of vitamins that were better than the cheaper brand.
 
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peacenik

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It only takes about 20 minutes of sunlight to produce the amount of Vitamin D necessary each day. That isn't difficult for most people to get and shouldn't take a tanning booth. If you work in an office, go eat outside in the park and that would take care of it.
 
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Wolfette

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Well I've seen things on TV and read articles indicating that what you see is not always what you get when buying non regulated products such as vitamins. So I do not often buy the bargain basement, dollar store vitamins because of the uncertainty.

If you buy from a reputable company, and/or stick with brands recommended by the Pharmacist, you should be fine. There is one inexpensive line sold at WM that rates high in quality. Some may release into your system faster and/or some digest better than others.
 
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4leafclover

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It's definitely okay to buy generic brands of medicines as long as it came from a reputable and reliable manufacturer. I think the sad reality that needs to be corrected is the stigma that expensive branded medicines are more effective than generic ones.
 
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wanderingherb

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peacenik said:
It only takes about 20 minutes of sunlight to produce the amount of Vitamin D necessary each day. That isn't difficult for most people to get and shouldn't take a tanning booth. If you work in an office, go eat outside in the park and that would take care of it.
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Okay. Let me reiterate. We are first speaking of Vitamin D3. No, cheap brands are not the answer. Quality is the answer. Some expensive brands are worthless.

It takes longer than 20 minutes and it has to be full exposure at a certain time of day. I'm not game sorry. Besides, I live literally where it rains over 80% of the time. Full sun exposure up here, well it ain't happening even on a sunny day.

Yes, Vitamin D3 will stimulate what the body needs to do so this will be successful and it is NOT just calcium.

So you have to decide yourself. I know my specialists and physicians have me take 5000 IU of D3. Funny thing was I already was, this showed up in a blood test. But they commended me for it and told me to continue.
 
btatro

btatro

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Trudy said:
Our physician told us today that when we purchased Vitamin D, it was all pretty much the same, so it was fine to go with the cheapest brand out there. I'd rather save money here to splurge somewhere it matters more. I appreciate his telling us.
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I wonder, does this hold true for any other vitamins? Or maybe just Vitamin D? I typically buy the Walgreens version of the name brand vitamin because it is cheaper and can't see any difference on the label.
 
shaunche

shaunche

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Vitamin D is important for people who do not soak up much sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency can cause lots of different health problems. There are not many sunny days where I live so I use a Vitamin D supplement.
 
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classicnyer

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peacenik said:
It only takes about 20 minutes of sunlight to produce the amount of Vitamin D necessary each day. That isn't difficult for most people to get and shouldn't take a tanning booth. If you work in an office, go eat outside in the park and that would take care of it.
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I heard this as well, and assumed I was all right, as I tend to walk in the sun to get from place to place. My doctor recently told me, though, that 8 out of 10 people who live in New York City are vitamin D deficient, regardless of how much we walk outside, because we have the "wrong kind of sunlight." I'm assuming that was a reference to smog and other air pollutants. She told me that I needed to start taking a supplement... which I have as of yesterday.
 
lettuce

lettuce

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If you don't want to take a pill, orange juice fortified with it can be a nice alternative. It has the benefit of some fruit in there, too!
 
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classicnyer

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lettuce said:
If you don't want to take a pill, orange juice fortified with it can be a nice alternative. It has the benefit of some fruit in there, too!
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I have never seen orange juice fortified with vitamin D. Usually, I'll see it in milk, but I don't drink milk regularly.
 
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