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Is there a difference between calcium/vitamin d supplements and drinking milk?

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Dr. Robert Lang answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Yes, for vitamin D: Milk has only 400 iu of vitamin d per quart and most people need 2000-5000 iu per day to get their blood level above 50 ng/ml. So you would have to drink at least 5 quarts of milk to get enough vitamin d. The vitamin d level is enough for an infant but not for an adult.

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Answered 5/4/2016

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