It’s a flawed strategy to rely on even when youdoeat animal products.
“you could’t eat your way to daily vitamin D sufficiency.”
(More on that later.)
The other important caveat here: UV-treated mushrooms contain vitamin D2, but the body clearly prefers vitamin D3.
- Some research even suggests that thepotency of D3 is a whopping 87% higher than that of D27.
of vitamin D per 1-cup serving.
Still, options typically only contain 80 I.U., so you’re not getting much for your efforts.
About vegan vitamin D supplements.
While it’s certainly an A-OK source for vitamin D3, it’s obviously not vegan.
Luckily, there are two plant-based sources of vitamin D3 available in supplements these days:algae and lichen.
(They’re few and far between, but they do exist.)
How much vitamin D we need.
“I prefer to think of 30 as the risk or warning zone,” says Ferira.
What should you aim for, then?
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To get there (andstaythere!)
requires supplementing with vitamin D,specifically 5,000 IU of vitamin D3, Ferira says.
Vitamin D is a nutrient of concern for vegans just as it is for pretty much all Americans.
(Research suggests up to93% of usconsume less than 400 I.U.
of vitamin D per day.)
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