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sethna62@yahoo.com
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:22 pm    Post subject: Citracal - confused , Pl. help . Reply with quote
I am terribly confused with the laballing of citracal . My father was
prescribed 1500 mg of
calcium with 400 units of vitamin D for his bone health . Since calcium
citrate is better obsorbed by the body I purchased citracal and was
giving him 1 tab twice daily .
Yesterday I was reading the label very carefully and find that a
serving size of 2 caplets will provide 630 mg of calcium and 400 units
of vitamin D3 .

Am I giving him half the dosage recommended by the doctor ? Tha tablet
looks big enough compared to other calcium tablets of 600 mg + 400 mg
of vitamin D and are far less expensive . Can I give the conventional
Calcium Carbonate 600 plus vitamin D which cost less and have more
calcium per tablet ? I am confused . Please help .

What is the difference between vitamin D3 and Vitamin D ?

Regards ,
s
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Matti Narkia
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Citracal - confused , Pl. help . Reply with quote
7 Nov 2005 06:22:45 -0800 in article
<1131373365.069969.302220@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> sethna62@yahoo.com
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What is the difference between vitamin D3 and Vitamin D ?

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is the type of vitamin D, which humans

synthesize in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation from
sunlight. Other type of vitamin D is vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), which
plants synthetize. Best dietary source of vitamin D is fish, which contains
vitamin D3. Some wild forest mushrooms are also good sources of vitamin D,
they contain vitamin D2.

See

Vitamin D, Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center
<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminD/>

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sethna62@yahoo.com
medicine forum beginner


Joined: 06 Nov 2005
Posts: 28

PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Citracal - confused , Pl. help . Reply with quote
Matti Narkia wrote:
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7 Nov 2005 06:22:45 -0800 in article
1131373365.069969.302220@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> sethna62@yahoo.com
wrote:

What is the difference between vitamin D3 and Vitamin D ?

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is the type of vitamin D, which humans
synthesize in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation from
sunlight. Other type of vitamin D is vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), which
plants synthetize. Best dietary source of vitamin D is fish, which contains
vitamin D3. Some wild forest mushrooms are also good sources of vitamin D,
they contain vitamin D2.

See

Vitamin D, Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminD/

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Matti Narkia

Thanks a lot Mr Narkai - can you answer my queiry for calcium also .

Can I switch on to calcium carb plus vitamin D instead of Citracal
which is very
expensive and need many more pills to cunsume .

Warm regards ,
s
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