Get More Vitamin D: Healthy Foods to Add to Your Diet

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By Marianne Magno

Vitamin D is crucial for protecting against cancer, diabetes, depression, and heart disease. Although the recommended daily dose of vitamin D is 400 international units (IU), new research suggests taking at least 1,700 IU of vitamin D daily to get its health benefits. And while sunshine is the best source of vitamin D, you can still load up on the vitamin by adding these vitamin D-rich foods to your diet.

Salmon

A 3.5-ounce serving of wild salmon has 360 IU, or 90 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin D. It's also one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are associated with a lowered risk of heart disease, cancer, and depression.

Try these healthy recipes:

Pasta with Smoked Salmon & Lemon Cream

BBQ Salmon with Greens and Sweet Potato

Lemon Butter Salmon & Broccoli Penne

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a4295838 wrote:

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9/17/2011 03:18:55 AM Report Abuse

sm5653 wrote:

I wish I could view the entire slideshow on one page.

10/19/2010 07:35:14 PM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

Yeah! I am with Anonymous! I can't eat Salmon I have an allergy to the fish and I don't want to eat Tuna because of the mercury content! Anonymous 2

8/9/2010 09:13:14 PM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

Can we eat anything besides salmon.to help with vitamin

7/31/2010 08:58:11 PM Report Abuse

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