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I'd prefer to take my chance with Covid rather than a malignant melanoma
Does Vitamin D cause a melanoma?
No, but the lack of it can cause a MelodramaDoes Vitamin D cause a melanoma?
Most skin cancer is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light damaging the DNA in skin cells. The main source of UV light is sunlight.Does Vitamin D cause a melanoma?
It isn't harmless, there's been a rise in recent years in cases of hypercalcaemia as a result of increased vitamin d supplements. Some have been caused by poor prescriptions but most are by excessive self administration.However, there was a doctor on This Morning recently who said that vitamin D was essentially harmless and any excess is passed out in the urine. He also said hospitals sometimes administer doses of 24,000 IU. The recommended dose in this country is 400 IU per day but in America is 600 IU daily. The presenter tried to make a fuss of 3000 IU packs available online but the doctor brushed it off and simply said you shouldn't need that amount but it is harmless. My wife has been prescribed Calcichew twice daily for 20 years because of osteoporosis but each tablet also contains 400 IU of vitamin D or 800 IU daily but she's ok.
400iu daily in winter months is recommended unless there is a specified diagnosed vitamin D deficiency. Facebook prescribing is never a good thingIt isn't harmless, there's been a rise in recent years in cases of hypercalcaemia as a result of increased vitamin d supplements. Some have been caused by poor prescriptions but most are by excessive self administration.
You can easily source tablets in excess of what's needed for a healthy adult, up to 50 times the recommended intake.
The doses you mention are given in hospital for a reason, likely as a loading dose overseen by medics for those severely deficient.
Excess vitamin d can cause weak bones, kidney stones, frequent urination.
It's much more than just a vitamin, it's a steroid hormone.
Does Vitamin D cause a melanoma?