Ultra Vitamin D 400IU

Ultra Vitamin D 400IU has been developed as a convenient way to supplement the diet with vitamin D. The product contains Vitamin D3, the preferred form of vitamin D produced naturally by the body on exposure to sunlight.

Many national governments recommend vitamin D supplementation for the entire population, due to the presence of widespread deficiency. The UK Department of Health recommends that everyone (including pregnant and breastfeeding women) should consider taking a daily supplement containing vitamin D especially during the autumn and winter. (Source: www.nhs.uk). There are a number of reasons why vitamin D supplementation may be required including:

• Government health advice to reduce sun exposure which can mean less vitamin D is produced naturally by the body.
• Reduced sun exposure in some groups of the population e.g. older people, those wearing certain religious clothing, certain occupations, medical reasons and those with darker skin tones (as greater skin melanin content can reduce the skin's production of vitamin D).
• Increased requirement at certain life stages e.g. the elderly population, whose skin may not be able to synthesise vitamin D as effectively.
• Those with increased dietary intolerances (e.g. lactose and dairy) or allergies.
• People who are on a diet.

Ultra Vitamin D is a food supplement containing British Pharmacopeia quality vitamin D3, specially formulated as a daily nutritional safeguard for men and women of all ages.

Generally, Ultra Vitamin D can be taken alongside medications. For specific advice on taking Ultra Vitamin D with medicines, we recommend that you contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Take 1-2 tablets per day with your main meal and swallow with water or a cold drink. Do not exceed the recommended intake.

As with other food supplements, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using if you are under medical supervision, pregnant, breast-feeding, have epilepsy, suffer from food allergies, or are allergic to any of the ingredients.

Not suitable for children.

Ultra Vitamin D may be used for as long as required, and a regular intake is recommended unless advised by your physician. We do not recommend chewing the tablets because they have not been formulated as chewable.

Ultra Vitamin D 400IU is available in a 96 tablet pack. It is recommended to take 1-2 tablets per day, so if taking one per day each box will last just over 3 months, or if you are taking two tablets per day one box will last just over one and a half months.

Ultra Vitamin D has no known side effects when taken as directed. Do not exceed the recommended intake.

The key nutrients found in our Ultra Vitamin D 400iu product include Vitamin D (as D3 400 IU). To see the full list of ingredients for this product please click on the nutritional information tab found on this listing.

Ultra Vitamin D 400IU tablets are small in size, however if you have difficulty swallowing, one method is to chew some food, then place the tablet into the mouth and swallow the chewed food and tablet together, followed by plenty of liquid. The throat opens up wider automatically to swallow the chewed food and hence the tablet should go down with greater ease. Alternatively the tablets may be swallowed with thicker liquids such as yoghurts or smoothies. The Ultra Vitamin D 400IU tablets themselves should not be chewed.

Generally, Ultra Vitamin D can be used alongside other supplements to boost the intake of this essential vitamin.

Certain Vitamins are very safe at levels tens or even hundreds of times the NRV, whereas for others the safety level is much closer to the NRV. For this reason every Vitamin and mineral needs to be considered on an individual basis in terms of its upper safe level.

The Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) is the amount of a Vitamin or mineral which has been calculated to help prevent basic deficiency states in the general population. However, certain Vitamins and minerals at optimal levels, above the NRV, have consistently been shown to have positive benefits in specific areas of health. This is why some Vitabiotics formulas have certain nutrient levels greater than 100% NRV.

All Vitabiotics products have been developed using the latest research and contain effective levels of vitamins and minerals, while avoiding any excessive amounts, in accordance with official upper safe limits for vitamins and minerals.

Vitabiotics avoids 'mega dose' levels of isolated nutrients and instead we have always stressed the importance of safe, moderate and sensible levels of Vitamins and minerals, carefully balanced to maximise their combined effect; an approach which has been supported by many experts and researchers over the years.

Each Ultra Vitamin D 400IU pack contains 96 days supply (3 months), we recommend subscribing to 1 pack every 3 months.

Yes, you will receive reward points with every Ultra Vitamin D 400IU order you make. You can read more about Vitabiotics reward points here.

‘IU’ is a unit of measure, it stands for ‘International Unit’. The IU measurement describes the potency of Vitamin D. 400IU of Vitamin D is equivalent to 10µg.

No, Ultra Vitamin D 400IU is gluten free.

Yes, our Ultra Vitamin D 400IU product is vegetarian friendly.

Ultra Vitamin D 400IU is suitable from the ages of 12 and above.

No, Ultra Vitamin D 400IU does not contain Soy.

Yes, Ultra Vitamin D 400IU does not include yeast.

No, Ultra Vitamin D 400IU has never been or ever will be tested on animals.