Vitamin D requirements may be higher in elder-. ly patients; patients who are not exposed to. sunlight; and patients who have osteoporosis. â¢ Normal, healthy males: 1000 mgâ1200 mg. â¢ Calcium seems to be important in regulating. body fat and possibly preventing colon cancer.
Top end (more than) Ecuadorâs official currency is the US dollar. Aside from Euros, Peruvian soles and Colombian nuevos soles, itâs very difficult to change foreign currencies in Ecuador. Western Union offices are in most big cities. Better restaurants add a 12% tax and a 10% service charge to the bill.
By 2001 Ecuador and El Salvador had adopted the U.S. dollar as their monetary unit, and it was an accepted form of currency in Panama and Guatemala. The main trading partners outside the region are the United States, Canada, and countries in western Europe. By the mid-2000s, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica had entered into the Central AmericaâDominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with the United States.