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Originally Posted by ilovetv
Actually, absorbing the calcium is key to the body using it.
Vitamin D
The two main ways to get vitamin D are by exposing your bare skin to sunlight and by taking vitamin D supplements. You can’t get the right amount of vitamin D your body needs from food.
The most natural way to get vitamin D is by exposing your bare skin to sunlight (ultraviolet B rays). This can happen very quickly, particularly in the summer. You don’t need to tan or burn your skin to get vitamin D. You only need to expose your skin for around half the time it takes for your skin to turn pink and begin to burn. How much vitamin D is produced from sunlight depends on the time of day, where you live in the world and the color of your skin. The more skin you expose the more vitamin D is produced.
You can also get vitamin D by taking supplements. This is a good way to get vitamin D if you can’t get enough sunlight, or if you’re worried about exposing your skin. Vitamin D3 is the best kind of supplement to take. It comes in a number of different forms, such as tablets and capsules, but it doesn’t matter what form you take, or what time of the day you take it. What is vitamin D? | Vitamin D Council |
Nice post, which may be helpful, but this thread is not about vitamin D. Lets not get off topic and confuse the issue. Yes, of course vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium.
The question is: Can dairy help build healthy bones under any (optimal) conditions? The dairy industry hasn't been able to prove their case to the FDA. And since it hasn't been proved , should dietitians be promoting it as though it has been proved?