vitamin D and a vegan diet
A few days ago, I was really happy to discover soy milk that I really like. Yesterday, I was really unhappy to discover that vitamin D3 supplements are always made from animal products. D2 can be made from plants, but apparently D3 cannot.
This is bad news to me because we absorb D3 so much better than D2. This probably sounds like a silly thing to be all worked up about to most people that aren't conflicted about animal products in their diet. There is a vegan forum I've posted some of my concerns at, and they seem to think it's a rather silly issue too, only from the other side. They want to say that we can get most of the vitamin D we need from the sun, and while that may be true for some people, I think it's very unlikely for RNY folks. And I get my vitamin D level tested every six months so I know how much it takes for me to get enough to keep my level good. Sunshine is not going to do it for me.
Anybody got any thoughts for me? The options I see here are to either take the D3 because I need it despite where it comes from or switch to D2 and take a whole lot more and hope that works. I really don't wanna try D2. But I am wondering if there are other possibilities I haven't thought of yet.
Kelly
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Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Country Life Dry Vitamin D 1000 I.U. (states vegetarian but the source is ergocalciferol which is vegan) - found at Vitamin Cottage Grocer
and also:
Yes there is a vitamin D3 supplement. There is no wool by products or anything in it like that either. This was confirmed with the manufacturer as well. You can find it at: www.upayanaturals.com/ProductDetails.asp.
I'll keep looking to see what else I can find. I hope this helps you!
Country Life Dry Vitamin D 1000 I.U. (states vegetarian but the source is ergocalciferol which is vegan) - found at Vitamin Cottage Grocer
and also:
Yes there is a vitamin D3 supplement. There is no wool by products or anything in it like that either. This was confirmed with the manufacturer as well. You can find it at: www.upayanaturals.com/ProductDetails.asp.
I'll keep looking to see what else I can find. I hope this helps you!
ergocalciferol is vitamin D2....which isn't what the OP wants.
I really appreciate you looking for me, though. This means there is such a thing as vegan D3, despite what PETA says. So maybe I can find a bigger dose somewhere else.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I wonder why they are such a low dose. Doesn't seem like it would be worth bothering with such a small amount.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
