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Can vitamin d3 supplement help me if my vitamin d level is low (24) according to lab range? i read that supplements don't do much. any insight?

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

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D3 supplementation: will raise your D3 level. Please do as your doc recommends but 24 is very low. Experts suggest between 50 and 80 for a D level. As Mark Twain once said: "Be careful what you read about health; you may die of a misprint." Peace and good health.

Answered 6/11/2016

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A member asked:

Can vitamin d3 supplement help me if my vitamin d level is low (24) according to lab range? i read that supplements don't do much. any insight?

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

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