Vitamin D deficiency study examines dosage - KWWL

Vitamin D deficiency study examines dosage

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Written by Briana Denney, Producer - email

A new study examines the dosage of Vitamin D for African American and Caucasian when battling a deficiency.

Researchers find that African American women tend to have lower levels of Vitamin D but they found that they absorbed and metabolized Vitamin D supplements the same way as Caucasian women.

This means that black women don't need to take larger doses of Vitamin D to compensate these lower levels. 

Experts say they should follow current medical guidelines.

 

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