Vitamin D: What Happens When Your Body Does Not Have Enough Of It?

By Shweta Srivastava

Food And Nutrition Board

Given below is the chart recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board for the minimum intake of vitamin D to keep the body healthy. The intake is given in Internation Units (IU).

Age Recommended daily intake of vitamin D
0 to 12 months 400 IU
1 to 70 years 600 IU
70 years and above 800 IU