WHEN you take your vitamin D may be just as important as how much you take

Some topics are just too urgent to let go, so here’s an important tip for boosting your personal vitamin D level…

By some estimates, 90 percent of the population is D deficient. But evidence shows you can move yourself closer to the fortunate 10 percent by following one simple habit.

Cleveland Clinic researchers asked a group of 17 subjects to take D supplements with their largest meal of the day.

Results: Over three months, absorption of the vitamin was improved and blood levels of D increased, on average, by more than 55 percent! And that held true for nearly all subjects, whether their intake was just 1,000 IU daily, or 50,000.

So simple, but given the enormous importance of vitamin D in fighting cancer, improving heart health, and preventing type 2 diabetes, depression, and cognitive decline, this little study may prove to be a very big deal.

Sources:
“Vitamin D Supplement Doses and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in the Range Associated with Cancer Prevention” Anticancer Research, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2011, iiar-anticancer.org
“Taking Vitamin D with the Largest Meal Improves Absorption and Results in Higher Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Published online ahead of print 2/8/10, jbmr.org