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Wild Salmon Provides Vitamin D

Q. Is there vitamin D in wild salmon? We live in Alaska and eat king salmon about twice a week. We also take vitamin D3 since there is so little sunlight here during the winter. Would that be too much?

A. Wild salmon does contain vitamin D, roughly 500 to 1000 International Units (IU) in a serving. In Alaska, you could benefit from an additional dose of vitamin D. A total daily intake of 2000 IU would be reasonable.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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