Based on years of patient testing and data analysis we have updated our laboratory report reference range to reflect that values between 20 80 ng ml.
Vitamin d levels range in blood.
The most accurate way to measure how much vitamin d is in your body is the 25 hydroxy vitamin d blood test.
High doses of vitamin d can cause hypercalcemia which might reduce the drug s effectiveness.
Not having enough vitamin d in your system may raise your risk of osteoporosis bone malformations cancer inflammation and suppressed immunity.
People aged 1 70 years should aim to get at least 15 mcg or 600 iu of vitamin d per day.
Those who are older or at risk for.
Normal vitamin d levels in the blood are 20 ng ml or above for adults.
Regardless of these findings adequate vitamin d intake and maintaining blood levels within the optimal range may be a good strategy for protecting bone mass and reducing fracture risk.
Vitamin d deficiency when the level of vitamin d in your body is too low can cause your bones to become thin brittle or misshapen.
Vitamin d also appears to play a role in insulin production and immune function and how this relates to chronic disease prevention and cancer but this is still being investigated.
Individuals with vitamin d toxicity usually have blood levels above 150 ng ml 375 nmol l.
That is 86 of patients tested fall within this range.
The majority of healthy adults with vitamin d deficiency serum 25 oh d in the range of 10 to 20 ng ml 25 to 50 nmol l do not require any additional evaluation.
Avoid taking high doses of vitamin d with this blood pressure drug.
Your body uses vitamin d for maintaining healthy bones and effectively absorbing calcium.
Intake in the range of 40 000 100 000 iu day 10 25 times the recommended upper limit has been.
A level of 20 nanograms milliliter to 50 ng ml is considered adequate for healthy people.
Hypercalcemia in turn can lead.
When looking at the patient results we determined that the majority of patients tested have total vitamin d levels between 20 and 80 ng ml.