We have a mega dose of news about Vitamin D this weekend. We’re trying our best to report accurate information here, but the headlines are deceiving. And the specific recommendations by age in the report are inconsistent by source. We’ll check back after Tuesday, when the report is released to the public. The following comments are generally consistent among the media reports.

On Tuesday the Institute of Medicine will release a report that triples the recommended amoung of vitamin D from 200 IUs to 600 IUs, in people under 50.

The report notes that some populations are likely to need more Vitamin D, including breastfed babies, people with dark skin and those living in northern latitudes like Sweden where daylight exposure is limited.

The experts also change recommended daily calcium intake to between 700 for younger people and about 1,300 milligrams of calcium daily, for women over 50.

The WSJ suggests that doctors probably won’t be happy with the new recommendation. Sales of vitamin D rose to $425 last year, a 10-fold increase from $40 million in 2001.