Is Vitamin D3 Better Than D2?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-02-13

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DESCRIPTION: Vitamin D3, sourced from sunlight exposure, animal, and plant sources may be preferable to vitamin D2 sourced from fungi. How much D should those who can't get enough sun take? See http://nutritionfacts.org/2011/09/12/dr-gregers-2011-optimum-nutrition-recommendations/. 

That's not what the Institute of Medicine says though. I justify my recommendation on a two-week video series that starts with Vitamin D Recommendations Changed (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vitamin-d-recommendations-changed/) and ends with Resolving the Vitamin D-Bate (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/resolving-the-vitamin-d-bate/). What about tanning beds? See Vitamin D Pills vs. Tanning Beds (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vitamin-d-pills-vs-tanning-beds/). I also recommend to Take Vitamin D Supplements With Meals (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/take-vitamin-d-supplements-with-meals/). What's that bit about vitamin D and longevity? See Vitamin D and Mortality May Be a U-shaped Curve (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vitamin-d-and-mortality-may-be-a-u-shaped-curve/). You know I'm averse to mentioning brand names, but please feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments for cheap sources.
 
I still think people should eat mushrooms though! For starters, see Breast Cancer vs. Mushrooms (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-vs-mushrooms/), Making Our Arteries Less Sticky (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/making-our-arteries-less-sticky/) and Ergothioneine: A New Vitamin? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/ergothioneine-a-new-vitamin/) There are another 20 videos and posts on mushrooms (http://nutritionfacts.org/?s=mushrooms) as well as hundreds of videos on more than a thousand nutrition topics (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/).

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