Men's Health
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
Vitamins, Nutrients and Minerals Every Man Needs
Vitamin D
Vitamin D
This vitamin helps your body use calcium for strong and healthy bones; on its own, it helps build strong muscles, helps decrease your chance of heart attack and may play a role in a strong immune system.
How much you need: Ages 18-50: 5 micrograms (mcg)/day; ages 51-70: 10 mcg/day; ages 71+: 15 mcg/day
Where to get it: Fortified milk, fatty fish (salmon, tuna). Also formed naturally as a result of exposure to sunlight.
By Angela Hiatt, published July 19, 2011. Angela is a Montana-based freelance writer and social media editor.
