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.
For decades the dollar has also been the world's principal reserve currency; in 1996, the dollar accounted for approximately two-thirds of the world's foreign exchange reserves, as compared to about one-quarter held in euros (see Reserve Currency). Some of the world's currencies are still pegged against the dollar. Some countries, such as Ecuador, El Salvador, and Panama, have gone even further and eliminated their own currency (see dollarization) in favor of the United States dollar.