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Is it okay to take vitamin D3 and fish oil together?

Written by Tod Cooperman, M.D.

Initially Posted: 11/29/2018

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Answer:

Yes. In fact, vitamin D is best absorbed when taken with a meal containing fats or oils, so fish oil can only help with that. Absorption of the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil won't be affected by the vitamin D.

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