D3 as a powder better than gelcap?

[cigafred]

First I have heard of this. Anyone know?

"Dr. Michael Platt of Platt Wellness Center in Palm Desert, Calif., suggests taking vitamin D in the vitamin D3 form with vitamin K2 (MK-7) to prevent vitamin D from putting calcium into the arteries. “The D3 should not be in a liquid suspension or a gelcap, because oil impairs the absorption of D3 by at least 50%,” he says. Platt recommends taking a capsule with powder that has a combination of D3 and vitamin K2."

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[pjoshea13]

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"Animals were divided into three groups: the first one was given microencapsulated vitamin D3, the second—oil-based vitamin D3, and the third—micellized vitamin D3."

"The microencapsulated and oil-based vitamin D3 vehicles were the most bioavailable in comparison to micellized vitamin D3."

{Product claim: "The micellization process produces tiny droplets (micelles) that are then formed into highly absorbable aggregate structures. Micellization greatly increases the solubility, absorption and bioavailability of our liquid vitamin D drops over oil or emulsified forms."}

-Patrick

[cigafred in reply to pjoshea13]

So I guess NIH wins over "product claim." Thanks.