French authorities label Vitamin D as endocrine disruptor
French authorities label Vitamin D as endocrine disruptor
The French authorities have pursued the publication of the classification of vitamin D3 as an endocrine disruptor (ED), which will involve adding warning labels to products containing quantities of cholecalciferol above 0.1% by product weight.
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
Can someone more science-y help translate what this actually means? Wife and I avoid the sun and stay indoors most of time, so we take a multivitamin that has 125% the daily D3 recommended intake. Not sure if I understand it correctly but it seems the warning is for larger doses?
Vitamin D is fat soluble, so you really shouldn't be taking more than 100% daily value.
This isnt entirely correct, yes it is fat soluble, however that doesn't mean 100% of what you are ingesting is being stored. The 100% daily value varies quite a lot, also if you're deficient you want to be taking more than the daily value. Also it's not universally agreed exactly what the upper and optimum levels of Vit D are, different countries have different guidelines for upper, lower and optimal.
It's difficult to overdose of Vit D, you would have to take a LOT.
Vit D is very important for bone health, and immune function.
If you don't have a deficiency. If you do, absorbing more than 100% of daily value will work towards resolving the deficiency faster.
From a google search: The endocrine hormones help control mood, growth and development, the way our organs work, and reproduction.