Discover Vitamin D
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Everyone knows that calcium is important for strong bones, but Vitamin D is important as well, because it helps your body with calcium absorption. This winning combination of nutrients is provided by your favorite yogurt—Yoplait, the only leading yogurt with calcium and vitamin D in every single serving!
Discover Vitamin D
You know that you need calcium for strong bones, but did you know that you also need vitamin D to help your body absorb calcium? This winning combination of nutrients is provided by your favorite yogurt—Yoplait, the only leading yogurt with calcium and vitamin D in every single serving!
Our bodies need vitamin D for the absorption of calcium to build and maintain strong bones. Studies show that calcium absorption improves when taken along with Vitamin D.1 Other studies show that vitamin D may help prevent bone fractures later in life.2, 3
Current recommendations for vitamin D are:
| Life Stage Group | Estimated Average Requirement (IU/day) | Recommended Dietary Allowance (IU/day) |
|---|
| 1 - 3 years old | 400 | 600 |
| 4 - 8 years old | 400 | 600 |
| 9 - 18 years old | 400 | 600 |
| 19 - 50 years old | 400 | 600 |
| 51 - 70 year old males | 400 | 600 |
| 51 - 70 year old females | 400 | 600 |
| 71+ years ol | 400 | 800 |
| 14 - 18 years old, pregnant/lactating | 400 | 600 |
| 19 - 50 years old, pregnant/lactating | 400 | 600 |
Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D,National Academy of Sciences, 2010.
Finding Vitamin D in Foods
Vitamin D is formed naturally by the body after exposure to sunlight. Since you can't always count on the sun, it's even more important to look to your diet for your D.
Yoplait is the only leading yogurt with Vitamin D in every serving to provide 10%-20% of the Daily Value.
Other food sources of vitamin D include fatty fish such as salmon, cod liver oil, organ meats, fortified ready-to-eat cereal, egg yolks, and mushrooms.
Vitamin D Content of Selected Foods
| Food | Amount | Vitamin D
(International Units) |
|---|
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 Tablespoon | 1,200 |
| Salmon, cooked | 3.5 ounces | 525 |
| Milk, skim, vitamin D fortified | 1 cup (8 fluid ounces) | 110 |
| Ready To Eat cereal, vitamin D fortified at 10% of Daily Value | 1 cup | 40-50 |
| Liver, beef, cooked | 3.5 ounces | 50 |
| Mushrooms, raw | 1⁄2 cup | 2.5 |
| Egg | 1 whole | 40 |
(USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference)
1. McCormick CC. Passive diffusion does not play a major role in the absorption of dietary calcium in normal adults. J Nutr. 2002; 132(11):3428-30.
2. Trivedi DP, Doll R, Khaw KT. Effect of four monthly oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation on fractures and mortality in men and women living in the community: randomised double blind controlled trial. BMJ 2003;326:469-475.
3. Feskanich D, Willett WC, Colditz GA. Calcium, vitamin D, milk consumption, and hip fractures: a prospective study among postmenopausal women.Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77(2):504-11.
