Getting Enough Vitamin D From Foods? HIGHLY UNLIKELY!

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In this podcast, Dr. Berg answers the question if can you get enough vitamin D just with food. The dietary recommendation for vitamin D per day is 400 to 800IUs – this RDA is designed to prevent a disease and not designed to maintain a healthy body. 

• Oysters – 3 ½ oz. – 640IU 

• Salmon – 4oz. – 410IU

• Sardines – 3oz. -  175IU 

• Tuna – 4oz. – 92IU

• Egg  - 1 – 42IU 

• Cod Liver Oil – 1tbs. – 1360IU

• Beef Liver – 3 1/2 oz. – 30IU

• Mushrooms – ½ cup – 20IU


Sun – 1,000 IU per 10 minutes 

Here are the factors to consider to get this IUs from the sun:  

• Young

• Thin

• Lighter Skinned 

• No Vitamin D mutations 

• Live South 

• Mid-Day Sun 

• Lots of skin exposure 

• No sunscreen 

• Healthy liver 

• Not on medications

• Not stressed


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