In the World of Supplements, Should We Really Follow Elite Athletes? Scientific American Blog
- “Surprisingly, 75 percent of people in the United States believe that it is beneficial to take higher doses of supplements than is recommended because it will lead to increased health benefits”
RDA dose size is only enough to PREVENT a major illness
| Rickets Weak Bones | Vitamin D | ||||
| Scurvy | Vitamin C | ||||
| Beriberi | Vitamin B1 | ||||
| Blindness | Vitamin A | ||||
| Goiter | Iodine | ||||
| Anemia | Iron | ||||
| Anemia | Vitamin B12 | ||||
RDA dose size is frequently not enough to improve health nor prevent other diseases
Note: In 2020 RDA ==> Daily Value: based on 2,000 Calorie intake, which will finally allow the recommendation to increase with weight
Note: 1,200 IU of Vitamin D now recommended if you consume 3,000 calories daily (FDA) – 2018
See also VitaminDWiki
- 10 reasons why the RDA is not enough for children
- 10 reasons why the RDA is not enough for seniors
- Govt admits RDA for Vitamin D is too low, but refuses to increase it
- The govts data of 2009 shows that 5X higher is needed (3,000 IU)
- 4,000 IU of Vitamin D is OK - 19 organizations agree - 2018
- Supplements taken by US Adults, Grassroots Health – March 2019
- Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell
- US still (2018) does not distinguish between Vitamin K1 and Vitamin K2
- US still (2018) does not have a Daily Value for Omega-3
- US still (2018) does not have a Daily Value for Resveratrol
Supplements category in VitaminDWiki has the following
| Supplement | # of studies | Increase D to tissue | How Often | ||
| Vitamin D | 986+ | Most people do not have enough anymore | N.A. | daily to 2 weeks | |
| Magnesium | 365 | Many people need Mg Vit D consumes Mg Muscle pain, Afib | 30% | Several times a day | |
| Vitamin K | 157 | Hard bones, soft arteries | 115% | 2 day | |
| Omega-3 | 408 | Synergistic with Vit D Independent of Vit D | 30? % | 2 day | |
| Calcium | 226 | Reduce or add Vit K | 2 day | ||
| Zinc | 90 | immunity | 20 ?% if poor VDR | 7 day | |
| Boron | 37 | plants and animals need B | +20% | 7 day | |
| Resveratrol | 48 | antioxidant | >100% if poor VDR | Daily | |
| Glutathione | 10+ | master antioxidant | Improves activation of 5 Vit D genes | Daily? | |
| Also Vitamin C 55 | Iodine 32 | Iron 68 | Vitamin B12 59 | Selenium 25 | Folate 31 |