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Evaluation Of Vehicle Substances On Vitamin D Bioavailability: A Systematic Review, Ruth Grossmann, V. Tangpricha
Evaluation Of Vehicle Substances On Vitamin D Bioavailability: A Systematic Review, Ruth Grossmann, V. Tangpricha
Ruth E. Grossmann
Vitamin D insufficiency is a common medical condition. Vitamin supplements can be ingested to improve vitamin D status. It is not known if the vehicle substance that is combined with the vitamin D tablet influences the bioavailability of vitamin D. The purpose of this review is to examine the impact of different vehicles on vitamin D bioavailability. A comprehensive literature search identified studies that directly compared the absorption of vitamin D from two or more vehicles. The change in mean serum 25(OH)D per average daily dose of vitamin D supplemented was calculated and compared among the studies. We identified four …