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Defeciency of Vitamin D
I have been diagnosed with deficiency of Vitamin D.
I have taken preventive health check up tests.
25-OH VITAMIN D (TOTAL) - 10.05 ng/ml
I have desk job and hardly get time to exposed to Sunlight on weekdays.
What oral supplement can I take for increasing Vitamin D levels in my body ?
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Dr. P. Vijayaraghavan
Consultant Physician
42 yrs exp
Chennai
Vitamin D3 60 lakh units taken orally (available as Tab or Liquid or powder) taken once a month helps prevent deficiency. When deficiency is proven, initially the same dose is taken once a week for the first month and once a month thereafter.
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