I take vitamin D every day because I'm deficient. I take 5000 IU daily just to be within normal limits. And I'm someone that gets outside frequently. Just have the deficiency. Not "black" but have .04% african DNA. So, I guess I'm African German American.
that could explain why black people seem to be at higher risk....
I'm on D at the moment because in the winter, my levels are in the toilet.
What do people with darker skin and old people locked up in nursing homes have in common? 🤔
They both get in fistfights?
X-tra spicy. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
WEW LAD
exactly!
We could be doctors on CNN!
I take vitamin D every day because I'm deficient. I take 5000 IU daily just to be within normal limits. And I'm someone that gets outside frequently. Just have the deficiency. Not "black" but have .04% african DNA. So, I guess I'm African German American.
.04%
So 1/2500?
If we round that up to 1/2048, it means ONE of your great great great great great great great great great grandparents was black.
Pretty sure you're just German American, Liz.
There's that world-renowned German humor!
That .04% could get you a job at Harvard
yeah, I thought about that but I didn't find out till years too late. I'm retired now and not looking for extra income. If only I had known though...
I'm Vitamin D deficient. Supplementing is hugely helpful but it's not as good as getting to spend an afternoon in actual sunlight.
I do:
5000 IUs daily in the winter, 2000 or so depending on sunlight exposure in the summer.
I do 2000 IUs year round.
I had to up my winter dose the last few years. I work in a factory on an off shift, it's hard to get up early enough to get any sunlight.