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Scheduled to have "bone densitometry - dexa" it's says do not take calcium supplements. so is vitamin d-3 1000mg safe to take day of test or not?

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It is safe: Taking Vit D on the day of the test is perfectly safe as this is a fat soluble vitamin that stays in your system and helps with calcium uptake into the bone over the long term.

Answered 5/14/2019

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