What is my vitamin D status
What is my vitamin D status? Vitamin D Council Oct 2015
| Symptoms | Do you have pain in your muscles, bones, or joints or fatigue? |
| Supplementation | Do you supplement with at least 30,000 IU/week? |
| Medication use | Do you take glucocorticoids (steroid hormones used to dampen immune activity, such as Prednisone)? |
| Sun exposure | Do you get at least 30 minutes of midday (between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM) sun exposure every day without wearing sunscreen? |
| Age | Are you older than 50? |
| Diet | Do you eat wild, oily fish (salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines) at least 3 days a week? |
| Location | Do you live within 35N (north of Atlanta and Los Angeles) and 35S (south of Sydney, Australia, or Buenos Aires, Argentina)? |
| Body weight | Is your BMI greater than 30? |
See also VitaminDWiki
Reasons for low response to vitamin D scores of reasons for low vitamin D not mention in the simple Council questions
One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need
Ask yourself if you have these symptoms of low vitamin D - from Germany
43 reasons for Vitamin D deficiency 35 reasons as of 2015
Reasons for not getting benefits - even if blood tests are OK
Kidney Low Magnesium, Low Omega, Vitamin D Receptor Vitamin D Binding Protein.
