{"id":275861,"date":"2026-02-05T18:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/275861\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:28:20","slug":"why-so-many-women-are-vitamin-d-deficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/275861\/","title":{"rendered":"Why so many women are vitamin D deficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">When you consider how many factors affect our vitamin D levels\u2014location, skin tone, season, and diet\u2014finding the right supplement dose may be overwhelming. But there are a few general clinician-recommended rules to give you direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Over-the-counter\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/article\/excess-dietary-supplements-health-risks\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">supplements<\/a>\u00a0can do the trick in many cases. \u201cThe only caveat is that dietary supplements are not regulated by the FDA,\u201d Merz says. Instead, look for supplements with \u201c<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.org\/about-nsf\/nsf-mark\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NSF<\/a>\u201d or \u201c<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.org\/verification-services\/verified-mark\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USP<\/a>\u201d labels. \u201cThey&#8217;re third parties that will make sure that what the supplement label says is in the product is actually what&#8217;s in the product,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hand holding a translucent yellow vitamin D capsule against a bright sky, sun shining through it.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1128987268.jpg\" id=\"GettyImages-1128987268\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A ray of sun shines through a pill. Taking vitamin D supplements may help ensure you have adequate levels of vitamin D in your body.<\/p>\n<p>Helin Loik-Tomson, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The recommended dosage of\u00a0vitamin D supplements\u00a0is usually around 600 international units for all adults, and might increase slightly as you age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">But be careful to not overdo it\u2014don\u2019t go beyond 4,000 international units without consulting a clinician. While other vitamins can be expelled through urine, vitamin D is fat-soluble and sticks around in our bodies\u2019 fat cells. Too much of the micronutrient can cause vitamin D toxicity, leading to nausea, kidney stones, and plenty of other undesirable effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThat&#8217;s why I would recommend going through your doctor and having a level checked just to make sure that you&#8217;re not getting more than you need,\u201d Merz says.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you consider how many factors affect our vitamin D levels\u2014location, skin tone, season, and diet\u2014finding the right&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[142662,163,85,46,142663,543,142658,21363,6466,142661,142659,67244,142660],"class_list":{"0":"post-275861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-14-signs-of-vitamin-d-deficiency","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-low-vitamin-d-symptoms-female","13":"tag-nutrition","14":"tag-source-of-vitamin-d","15":"tag-vitamin-d","16":"tag-vitamin-d-deficiency","17":"tag-vitamin-d-deficiency-women","18":"tag-vitamin-d-sources","19":"tag-vitamin-d-supplement","20":"tag-women-vitamin-d"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}