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Understand the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19 from a dietitian’s perspective. Does vitamin D affect our immune system? Should you take vitamin D supplements? What food sources contain vitamin D? How much vitamin D can you really get from the sun?☀️ Also what’s the deal with taking vitamin K2 with D?? Learn about all this and more! TIMESTAMPS AND REFERENCES BELOW 👇🏾
For light skinned people: casual exposure for about 10-15 minutes of arms and legs without sunscreen 2-3x/week will give you adequate vitamin D levels. I’d recommend at least putting sunscreen on thy face. The more melanin (darker skin) the less vitamin D you likely get from the sun. Go to your doc and get your levels checked out! And sunscreen thy face 😉
TIMESTAMPS:
Research on vitamin D & COVID-19 thus far: 0:29
How much vitamin D is recommended? 1:25
Who is more at risk for Vitamin D deficiency? 1:40
Does vitamin D protect you from COVID-19? 2:40
How much sun exposure do we need to get enough vitamin D? 3:50
What foods contain vitamin D? 4:15
Should you take a vitamin D supplement? 4:51 and 5:05
Things to consider before taking a vitamin D supplement: 5:17
Can you take too much vitamin D? 5:35
Health effects that can result from vitamin D toxicity: 5:50
Contraindications to high dose vitamin D supplements 6:10
Most important recommendation before taking a vitamin D supplement 6:41
What amount of vitamin D will raise your levels x amount? 7:03
How can a vitamin D toxicity happen? 7:45
Personal experience with different diets and vitamin D 8:00
Vitamin D Food Sources 8:12
How much vitamin D do I take and why? 8:42
Do you need to take K2 with vitamin D? 9:33
References:
Krause’s Food & the Nutrition Care Process by L. Kathleen Mahan MS RD CDE (Author), Janice L Raymond MS RDN CSG (Author), Sylvia Escott-Stump MA RD LDN (Author)
Discovering Nutrition: 6th Edition by Paul Insel (Author), Don Ross (Author), Kimberley McMahon (Author), Melissa Bernstein (Author)
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