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(reply to Anonymous)

HI Kerri, thanks for being engaged in the discussion. Vitamin D is definitely a hot topic, particularly because it is so difficult to get!

In my last piece, I recommended taking a supplement to get your daily dose of vitamin D because it is so hard to get in food. Sun exposure, meanwhile, can be difficult as well, especially if you work indoors and/or live in the northern United States, so supplements do seem to be the best and easiest way to make sure that you're getting enough. I definitely went out and picked up a supplement! This piece was meant to focus exclusively on where you can get it from food because it is so rare.

You are right that egg yolks have little bang for your buck when it comes vitamin D. This was not listed to be a "good" source of vitamin D, but rather one of the few sources, particularly for people who do not eat fish. But like I say above, it doesn't pack a big punch, particularly when compared to fish.

As for mushrooms, they do need sun ripened in order to be a source of vitamin D. The brand Sun Bella brand that I list above is sun ripened. The process of exposing mushrooms to UV rays was news to me - what an interesting discovery!

Thank you for being engaged in this discussion and for the link you provided. I am very interested in nutrition and will refer to it!

June 29, 2009 - 4:03pm

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