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inmyblood Posts: 16 Joined: 2003/03/23	2003/12/04, 02:27 PM on the label of the vitamin i take, several things are listed with the value in "iu"s. what is this & is there a way to convert it to mcg or mg, or is it just the same thing? thanks!
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2003/12/04, 03:19 PM This from http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_02.htm : IU stands for International Units and is used for the measurement of drugs and vitamins. Webster's defines IU as: a quantity of a biologic (such as a vitamin) that produces a particular biological effect agreed upon as an international standard What this means is that IU is dependent on the potency of the substance, and each substance would have a different IU to milligram conversion. For example, 1000 IU of Vitamin C would have a different weight than 1000 IU of Vitamin A Since each substance would have a different conversion ratio, we cannot put up a conversion for IU to milligrams that covers everything, or even most things. Just too many different substances. So what can you do? Your best bet would be to contact your pharmacist. They have all the information anyone could ever want about drugs and vitamins. You could also contact the manufacturer of the vitamin. Most manufactures will have a web site with contact information so you can email them. Try searching the web using the manufactures name or the name of the vitamin. -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
cryptichavok Posts: 2 Joined: 2003/12/15	2003/12/16, 05:15 PM have a question if i have a 2000 cal a day diet and i drink 3 protein shakes will i be able to drop so extra pounds quick?
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/16, 07:22 PM Are you including your protein shakes in you calorie total? -------------- If you joined the powers of TSMD and 7707Mutt, it would equal that of a freight train!
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/16, 07:26 PM How much do you weigh? Body fat %? 2000 cals is pretty low, I would imagine you would lose weight. I noticed you asked if you would drop weight "quick". Dropping weight fast can be unhealthy, be careful. Usually, dropping that much weight that quickly, you'll end up gaining it back unless you continue the healthy lifestyle...there are no easy ways to get it. Good luck. -------------- If you joined the powers of TSMD and 7707Mutt, it would equal that of a freight train!