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Vitamin D dosage for kids
What is the right dosage of vitamin d3 (IU) for children aged 12 and 8.
Would like to give it to my daughters. I know adults take 60K.
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For kids aged 12 n 8, dosage of Vit.D is 600 IU.
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U could give them this along with daily exposure to sunlight
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Give them a weekly one time dose or a monthly one time dose.
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