What Happens If You Take Vitamin D Every Day?

What Happens If You Take Vitamin D Every Day?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesWhat Happens If You Take Vitamin D Every Day?

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that supports your bone muscle and immune system function. But should you take a daily vitamin D supplement?

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Rebecca Valdez is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist passionate about food justice equity and sustainability. She empowers clients to advocate for their own health while practicing gentle nutrition and compassionate self-care. She approaches nutrition counseling from a culturally individualized and weight-inclusive lens.

If you spend a lot of time indoors and covered up either because it's cold outside or because you work from home you may be deficient in vitamin D. Because your body makes vitamin D when it's exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays it's common for people who live in colder climates or who don't spend much time outdoors with adequate skin exposure to be deficient in this essential nutrient.

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient and hormone associated with healthy bones muscle function and supporting your immune system among many other benefits. While it offers a variety of impressive benefits how much vitamin D is really needed? Should you take a daily vitamin D supplement? What happens if you do?