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Vitamin D Toxicity
Posted by Dany7330 (St Augustine FL) on 03/02/2024
My husband just got his lab work back and his vitamin d levels are over 240 as of February 2024! (We had him tested twice at 2 different labs to make sure) His d levels were low (24) in April of 2023, so he took vitamin d for about 3 months at 2000 iu daily. He has not taken any since and all other supplements he takes do not contain any vitamin d either. How is it possible that he is now at toxic levels? No one has any answers. Someone who works for alive4health said that they are starting to see this in people more frequently and it could be from one of the covid strains. I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this or if anyone knows how to get these toxic levels down ASAP!
Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol
Posted by Sam (Miami) on 04/11/2023
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Vitamin D (also referred to as “calciferol”) is obtained from sun exposure, foods, and supplements. Dietary supplements can contain vitamins D2 or D3. Vitamin D2 is manufactured using UV irradiation of ergosterol in yeast, and vitamin D3 is typically produced with irradiation of 7-dehydrocholesterol from lanolin obtained from the wool of sheep. An animal-free version of vitamin D3 sourced from lichen is also available.
Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is in a class of medications called vitamin D analogs.
Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol
Posted by Art (California) on 04/10/2023 2326 posts
darkgohan,
You are correct, cholecalciferol is used as a poison for mice and rats and can be poisonous for some animals, however, it is quite healthful for humans as thousands of studies confirm.
Art
Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol
Posted by darkgohan (canada) on 04/10/2023
I have heard that vit d3 contains
cholecalciferol
and that this is rat poison. Does anyone know what the truth is? I have stopped taking Vit D3 after this news.
