{"id":457975,"date":"2010-03-22T06:23:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T10:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fc8012e883301310fc5fa37970c"},"modified":"2010-03-22T07:30:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T11:30:46","slug":"take-your-vitamin-d-at-dinner-youll-increase-absorption-and-boost-your-vitamin-d-levels-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/457975","title":{"rendered":"Take Your Vitamin D at Dinner! You’ll Increase Absorption and Boost Your Vitamin D Levels by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“In our practice, it is common to see patients treated with vitamin D supplements who do not achieve an appreciable rise in their serum 25OHD level after therapy despite large prescribed doses.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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A consistent increase of 50% or greater was seen in the serum 25OHD concentration when patients consumed the vitamin with the largest daily meal.”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

-Drs. Angelo Licata, MD, PhD. and Guy B. Mulligan, MD., Cleveland Clinic Foundation Metabolic Bone Clinic, “<\/a>Taking vitamin D with the largest meal improves absorption and results in higher serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D”<\/a>, J Bone Miner Res<\/strong> Feb. 8, 2010 (ahead of print)-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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OK, we all know by now how important it is to raise our vitamin D levels to “optimally” around 50 ng\/mL<\/strong>–or at the very least to 32 ng\/mL.\u00a0 If you need a refresher in the importance of vitamin D, click here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

But guess what?\u00a0 It’s easier said than done.\u00a0 I, for one, have found out how slowly those levels really do rise. So what’s a person to do–especially if you aren’t able to get out into the sun 3 times a week?<\/p>\n

All I can say is, “Thank you Dr. Angelo Licata for devising this simple, straightforward research project that’s provided an answer for all of us!\u00a0 From now on, I’m taking my vitamin D with my dinner.\u00a0 No more taking it on an empty stomach, on the fly, in between meals!”<\/p>\n

Licata and Mulligan figured that since vitamin D is fat-soluble, absorption just might improve if patients took their supplements with their largest meal of the day!\u00a0 How simple is that?\u00a0 See the Iowa State salad dressing\/vitamin absorption study<\/a><\/p>\n

Who participated in this study?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> There were 17 patients, a mix of men & women, with an average age of 64.5, and an average 25OHD level of 30.5.\u00a0 All were being seen at the clinic for vitamin D deficiency, and they were selected for this study because they were unable to achieve adequate increases in their vitamin D levels <\/strong>despite taking vitamin D supplements.<\/strong>\u00a0 Turns out, all of these patients were taking their vitamin D either on an empty stomach, or with a small meal, usually breakfast or lunch.<\/p>\n

This was great mix of patients.\u00a0 Because of different factors, some were on “average” doses of vitamin D, and some were on megadoses.\u00a0 Some were taking D2.\u00a0 Some were taking D3.\u00a0 Some were taking an oil preparation.\u00a0 Some were taking a solid preparation.\u00a0 And all were having difficulty getting their levels up to optimal levels.<\/p>\n