How much vitamin D3 per day?

With sufficient vitamin D3 in your body, you will literally become the sunshine in the house again. It supports the immune system, the normal functioning of muscles, and has a beneficial effect on the cell division process. But then the question: ‘how much vitamin D3 per day is recommended?’

We have known for a while that it is important to get enough vitamin D. Yet many people, 50% worldwide(1), have too little vitamin D in their body.
The recommended amount of vitamin D according to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre(2) is 10 micrograms per day. This is the minimum amount the body really needs.

The Ovabalance vitamin D3 supplement contains 25 mg of the body's own variant of vitamin D, namely vitamin D3. But in a plant-based form because it comes from algae.

You can use vitamin D throughout the year. Especially in the winter months, because the sun's strength is lower then. After all, we produce vitamin D in our skin under the influence of sunlight. But it is also good to maintain this dosage in the summer.

It is important for everyone to get enough vitamin D, but there are groups that definitely need more vitamin D than they can produce from sunlight and obtain from food.

This applies to young children (0-4 years) because vitamin D is important for the development of strong bones in children.

But supplementation with vitamin D is also recommended for older adults because of its beneficial effect on the maintenance of healthy, strong bones.

Vitamin D supplementation is also recommended for pregnant women.

People with dark or tanned skin produce less vitamin D under the influence of the sun. So a vitamin D supplement is also advised for them.

Also when you go outside little or wear a veil, you hardly produce any vitamin D. And so you are largely dependent on using a vitamin D supplement.

An excessive amount of vitamin D in your body only occurs when you take too high doses as a supplement for a long time. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. This means that your body stores vitamin D that is not immediately used in fat tissue. So you do not excrete an excess in your urine, as happens with many other (water-soluble) vitamins. This is why it is also possible to get an excess of vitamin D in your body.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) therefore sets a maximum amount of 100 micrograms of vitamin D per day for adults.

The vitamin D3 from Ovabalance is completely vegan and is therefore called vitamin D3V. Vitamin D3V is produced from algae.

Because vegan vitamin D3 is obtained from algae instead of sheep's wool, there is no risk of residual pesticides. So you can use this supplement with peace of mind. Time to become the sunshine in the house again!