Table 2.
Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine and the Endocrine Society Practice Guidelines for daily vitamin D supplementation to prevent vitamin D deficiency. This table is reproduced with permission from [16], Copyright © 2011 The Endocrine Society.
| IOM Recommendations | Endocrine Society’s Recommendations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Stage Group | AI | EAR | RDA | UL | Daily Allowance (IU/day) | UL (IU) |
| Infants | ||||||
| 0 to 6 months | 400 IU (10 μg) | 1000 IU (25 μg) | 400–1000 | 2000 | ||
| 6 to 12 months | 400 IU (10 μg) | 1500 IU (38 μg) | 400–1000 | 2000 | ||
| Children | ||||||
| 1–3 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 2500 IU (63 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 4–8 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 3000 IU (75 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| Males | ||||||
| 9–13 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 14–18 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 19–30 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 31–50 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 51–70 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| >70 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 800 IU (20 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| Females | ||||||
| 9–13 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 14–18 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 19–30 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 31–50 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 51–70 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| >70 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 800 IU (20 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| Pregnancy | ||||||
| 14–18 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 19–30 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 31–50 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| Lactation * | ||||||
| 14–18 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 600–1000 | 4000 | |
| 19–30 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
| 31–50 years | 400 IU (10 μg) | 600 IU (15 μg) | 4000 IU (100 μg) | 1500–2000 | 10,000 | |
* Mother’s requirement 4000–6000 (mother’s intake for infant’s requirement if infant is not receiving 400 IU/day); AI = Adequate Intake; EAR = Estimated Average Requirement; IU = International Units; RDA = Recommended Dietary Allowance; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level.