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[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (2 children)
  • Except vitamin D, deficiency is very widespread
  • And iron for most women
  • And sometimes magnesium for sports (which we should all do)
[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

The same goes for pregnancy, where you essentially gain a deficiency because you're building another person inside you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm D deficient. I took D supplements for a long time; m D levels never significantly increased.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

When you look at large-scale studies of OTC vitamins, you quickly realize that the absorption on most of them is very poor; they don't really move the needle very much. In most cases, you will be better off if you address vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies through diet rather than attempting supplementation.