1,200 IU of Vitamin D now recommended if you consume 3,000 calories daily (FDA) – 2018

US FDA recommends daily value of 800 IU per 2,000 IU of calories
DV of Vitamin D = 20 micrograms = 800 IU will be on US food labels in 2020
It is the MIMIMUM amount to maintain health

The amount recommended is proportional to the actual calories consumed

Many people consume >3,000 calories/day

Many tall people consume >3,000 calories/day

Most counties now consume >3,000 calories/day

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Daily value replaced Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
Daily value increases with the amount of calories consumed.
The RDA was not proportional to calories consumed

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See also Vitamin D Life

• RDA, EAR, UL, RDI, AI, UL, and SONA described
• US admits math mistake was made in 2010 in estimating Vitamin D, but will not change recommendations – Nov 2017
  • US govt appears to be raising the limit from 600 IU to 800 IU without any announcement
• FDA doubles the amount of vitamin D permitted in milk – July 2016
  • Allowing 200 IU per cup. In reality it should be 500IU/cup if the milk is low-fat
• 4,000 IU of Vitamin D is OK - 19 organizations agree - 2018
• One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need
• Vitamin D Recommendations around the world - IU and ng
• Vitamin D - at least 4,000 IU to achieve 40-60 ng and reduce risk of early death – Holick June 2018
• Is 50 ng of vitamin D too high, just right, or not enough
• Overview Veterinary and vitamin D
  • The amount of nutrients given to farm animals is proportional to how much food they eat
  • Looks like the FDA is now coming to the same conclusion that Vets did decades ago
• Off Topic: FDA does change after lots of money and decades of pressure (amalgum in this case) - Oct 2020

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See also web

• RDI Wikipedia
  • "The Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States."
  • Wikipedi entry (April 2019) has Vitamin D RDI as 600 IU per 2,000 calorie diet, rather than 800 IU as mentioned above
• Fitfolk charts - above

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