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Are vitamin d supplements as effective as the sun?

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Dr. Su Fairchild answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

Both: The best is to get both the sun and vit d3. Otherwise, one or the other is fine.

Dr Mallia agreed

Answered 2/6/2019

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