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Can taking vitamin supplement like centrul silver raise your calcum serum dont eat dairy products drank fat free milk

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Dr. Eric Chiang answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Yes but the dose of : Vitamins D is low, therefore the effect is usually not very prominent.

Answered 4/9/2016

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