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Vitamin D query
Recently checked vitamin d level was 6.5ng/ml should I consider taking vitamin D supplement.
If yes is there a vegan option?
Or is there natural option to get vitamin d to optimal level through food
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Yes the level is too low which means a severe deficiency and treat it first with supplement because vit D through food takes time and foods like sesame seeds, soy bean, coconut oil external application, salmon fish helps in improving
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Spend time in sunlight
Eat more mushroom
Eat cheese
Dairy products
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Hello there is no rich dietary source of vit D, only way of getting it is sunlight with maximum exposure of you skin around 6Am-9am early in the morning.This too is not enough to cover up your D levels,we can not cover up the vit d through diet, if you are deficient of it, you must take supplement as suggested by your doctor .
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Ms. Geetanjali
Dietitian/Nutritionist
20 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi, You need to supplement it. There is no vegan option to Vitamin D except Mushrooms which are sundried.
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Ms. Vidhi Chawla
Dietitian/Nutritionist
13 yrs exp
Delhi
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Yes you have to take vitamin D supplement as vitamin D cannot be covered with ith the foods alone but yes you can surely include Vitamin D rich foods to maintain the levels lately.
Few vitamin D Veg sources are as follow
1. Fortified soy milk.
2. Mushrooms. ...
3. Fortified cereals. ...
4. Fortified orange juice. ...
5. Fortified almond milk. ...
6. Fortified rice milk. ...
If you wanna ask anything alse then u can call or WhatsApp at the number mentioned on my practo profile...
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Ms. Anjali kanphade
Dietitian/Nutritionist
7 yrs exp
Nagpur
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Your vitamin D is very less you need take supplement take direct consultation through my practo account.
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