I am deficient, too, and take supplements (rare liver disease).
I wonder if taking mushrooms soaked in the sun improves absorption compared to supplements?
I am deficient, too, and take supplements (rare liver disease).
I wonder if taking mushrooms soaked in the sun improves absorption compared to supplements?
Make sure those mushrooms are prepared well though because as I understand it, the human digestive system has a hard time breaking down chitin cell walls, so without proper preparation, the mushrooms may pass through mostly undigested.
The point about letting the mushrooms soak up sunlight to boost their vitamin D content is totally true and absolutely fascinating though!
> When commonly consumed mushroom species are exposed to a source of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, such as sunlight or a UV lamp, they can generate nutritionally relevant amounts of vitamin D. The most common form of vitamin D in mushrooms is D2, with lesser amounts of vitamins D3 and D4, while vitamin D3 is the most common form in animal foods. Although the levels of vitamin D2 in UV-exposed mushrooms may decrease with storage and cooking, if they are consumed before the ‘best-before’ date, vitamin D2 level is likely to remain above 10 μg/100 g fresh weight, which is higher than the level in most vitamin D-containing foods and similar to the daily requirement of vitamin D recommended internationally.
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6213178/