A 75-year-old lactose-intolerant patient complains that she has not had an appetite for the last month and she is not eating very much.She is concerned that she is not getting enough vitamin D.Using your knowledge of vitamin D,what recommendation can you give her?

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The daily RDA for vitamin D is 200 IU for men and women. In this age group, people may be house-bound, incapacitated, or institutionalized so that exposure to sunlight for vitamin D conversion in the skin is not a daily routine. It has been suggested that this may be complicated by the use of sunscreen products (SPF), which decrease the UV activity on the skin. Finally, conditions of lactose intolerance, avoidance of dairy products because of potential constipation, or decreased appetite may contribute to an overall decrease in vitamin D absorption in older people.

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