VegetarianMastery-Lesson11

If you’re at a latitude south of Atlanta, Georgia, and you’re outdoors for 20 minutes at least twice a week — when the sun is bright and high in the sky — then in the summertime, you may already be getting sufficient Vitamin D. If not, then add up the vitamin D you’re already getting […]

Michael Klaper, MD http://doctorklaper.com/ The Truth About Vitamin D: Scientists now realize that the sun’s power to produce vitamin D is not enough for most humans. Many staple foods are fortified with vitamin D. But the vitamin D added to milk, yogurt, orange juice, and breakfast cereals can come from the hides of pigs or

Vitamin D levels in Eggs and Dairy: Egg yolks have 25 IU each. 1 cup of fortified milk typically contains 100 IU. ½ cup of fortified yogurt typically contains 40 IU. However, if you’re a strict vegetarian like most of our students, beware that milk and yogurt are typically fortified with fish oil.

What Is It? Vitamin D is an amazing molecule. Though classically associated with calcium absorption and bone health, it is now recognized that vitamin D is involved in many functions in the body. It is made from a molecule of cholesterol, so its structure is similar to cortisol, testosterone, and other molecules in the steroid