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. 2021 Sep 15;12(9):1363–1385. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i9.1363

Table 5.

Diminished response of intestinal calcium absorption in response to increasing vitamin D supplementation

Daily vitamin D supplementation
Observed increase in calcium absorption
Estimated increase in calcium absorption per 1000 IU (25 μg)
IU μg
800 20 3.90% 4.88%
2000 50 5.00% 2.50%
4000 100 6.70% 1.68%