Calcium and vitamin D supplementation do not influence menopause-related symptoms: Results of the Women's Health Initiative Trial
elemental calcium carbonate 1000 mg with vitamin D 400 IU daily or placebo.
Amount of vitamin D is proportional to body weight
400 IU is barely OK for infants (very low weight)
See also Vitamin D Life
- Vitamin D needs in 2004:1000 IU, 10 years later same author says 3,500 IU
- 30 percent of vitamin D sold now has more than 2000 IU - Dec 2012
- 400 iu of vitamin D is like 24 seconds of sun in a swimsuit in Los Angeles
- Hip bone loss stopped with 1000 IU of vitamin D, while 400 IU similar to placebo – RCT April 2013
- ALL of the top 10 health problems of women are associated with low vitamin D
would need 4,000-10,000 IU of vitamin D to prevent treat most of those problems