Did you know that there are actually 2 types of vitamin D supplements?
One is called D2, which is an inactive form of vitamin D that your body must convert into the active form, called D3.
Most supplements sold over the counter either by itself or in a multivitamin are in the form of D3, as is the vitamin D added to milk. But food manufacturers often use D2 when they add vitamin D to other foods such as bread or margarine.
D2 is also given in very large quantities of 50,000 units for a short period of time by prescription for people who are diagnosed with deficiency.
But a study done by researchers in the United Kingdom may change all this.
They looked at both forms of vitamin D and found that vitamin D3 raises vitamin D levels in the blood twice as well as D2, which makes sense, since, as I said, D2 must be converted by your body into D3.
This is important because it’s estimated that 40% of the population doesn’t get enough vitamin D. The main source of vitamin D for us is actually the sun, but many of us don’t get enough sun, either due to where we live or how we live.
This is Joan Trimble wishing you wellness.
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