The Vitamin D Calculator: New Online Tool Calculates How Much Vitamin D You Need Each Day

The online tool was created by the team behind one of the UK’s largest online nutrition companies, www.Vitl.com, to increase awareness of vitamin D deficiency and help individuals work out how much they need. In the UK alone, it is estimated that 1 in 5 adults are vitamin D deficient during the winter months.

The calculations are based on:

  1. Weight
  2. Time spent in direct sunlight
  3. Exposure of sun on skin

During the winter months – where sunlight is scarce in the UK – most will be receiving very little (if any) sunlight on their skin.

The calculator reveals an estimate on how much IU (International Unit) of vitamin D an individual needs each day and what this equates to in relation to food.

The tool is also used to highlight just how hard it is to get sufficient levels of vitamin D from food alone, which makes supplementing, especially during the winter months, crucial for many.

For example, a 10 stone individual, who spends less than 15 minutes in strong direct sunlight on their hands only, needs approximately 3780 IU (94.5 ug) of vitamin D a day.

This equates to:

  • 85 hard-boiled eggs
  • 47 servings of pork
  • 39 cups of almond milk
  • 37 cups of orange juice
  • 16 servings of canned tuna

The tool can be found here: https://vitl.com/vitamin-d-calc/

Commenting on the online tool and research, Elizabeth Stewart, Registered Associate Nutritionist for www.vitl.com commented:

“Maintaining a balanced diet is crucial for meeting your daily requirements of each of the essential nutrients. What this tool shows, however, is that for some of those nutrients (in this case vitamin D) it is extremely difficult to obtain sufficient levels from food alone. Vitamin D is essential for many functions in the body, including the maintenance of healthy bones, teeth, muscles and the immune system. The current government guidelines state that supplementing 10ug per day throughout the winter months (October – March) is recommended, with less exposure to direct sunlight – our main source of the vitamin.”

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