Normally you get your day's worth of vitamin D from a variety of foods, but what would happen if you tried to get your daily need for vitamin D from just one food? Let's look at some foods and see how many servings of each would be needed to give you the daily recommendation of 400 IU vitamin D.
Basic Nutrition: How Many Servings For a Day's Worth of Vitamin D?
By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide
Updated March 03, 2013
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Vitamin D In Your Diet
The human body makes vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight. You also get vitamin D from some of the foods you eat. The Institute of Medicine recommends 400 International Units (IU) each day to prevent a deficiency. Good sources of vitamin D include liver, fish, eggs and fortified foods.
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- Canned Salmon
- Milk
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Sardines
- Fortified Soymilk
- Eggs
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