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Take Vitamin D with Big Meal for Best Results

August 2010

Many people have turned to supplementation to help maintain healthy levels of vitamin D in their bodies, but often it’s a slow, uphill battle. A study published recently in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggests that your body may make better use of a vitamin D supplement if you take it with your largest meal. In the study, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic examined 17 patients with low levels of vitamin D who weren’t seeing any substantial improvement. Over a period of two to three months, the patients were told to take vitamin D supplements with the biggest meal they ate each day. This boosted the level of vitamin D in their blood by an average of 56%, the researchers said. "This is an important finding for patients being treated for vitamin D deficiency," Dr. Angelo Licata, senior author of the study, said in a news release from the Cleveland Clinic. "By doing something as simple as changing when you take your vitamin D supplement, you can improve the level in your blood by over 50%."

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 25(4):928–930, 2010

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