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Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.
by chrisco255 5y ago
Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.
- Jtsummers 5y agoIt is fat soluble, but it doesn't need to be consumed with fat. It's believed that that will help improve uptake, though. (I don't, I take it in the mornings long before my first meal and that seems to be effective for me based on my test results.)
- chrisco255 5y agohttps://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3/fulltext https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3... "The mean peak (12-hour) plasma vitamin D-3 level after the dose was 32% (95% CI 11% to 52%) greater in subjects consuming fat-containing compared with fat-free meals (P=0.003)."
- nanidin 5y agoIt's common in milk because it helps with calcium absorption.
- Godel_unicode 5y agoThis is correct: https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutrition/calcium-and-vitamin-d-important-every-age#:~:text=The%20body%20needs%20vitamin%20D,calcium%20absorption%20from%20the%20diet https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutri....