What does liquid emulsified vitamin D mean?

Vitamin D3-K2 Emulsion provides healthy doses of vitamins D3 and K2 in a tasty, emulsified liquid that is both convenient and well-absorbed.* EMULSIFICATION is the process of dispersing one liquid in a second immiscible liquid, such as oil in water.

Is emulsified vitamin D3 better?

Conclusions: Oil-emulsified vitamin D3 supplements resulted in a greater mean change in serum 25(OH)D concentration, but fewer patients reaching vitamin D sufficiency, than chewable or encapsulated supplements.

Is vitamin D3 cholecalciferol natural?

The recommended form of vitamin D is vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol. This is the natural form of vitamin D that your body makes from sunlight. Supplements are made from the fat of lambs’ wool.

Which form of vitamin D3 is best absorbed?

In our study, the microencapsulated form of vitamin D was the most bioavailable.

How does emulsified vitamin A affect vitamin D?

A form of vitamin A, retinoic acid, can block the activity of vitamin D by weakly activating the vitamin D response element on genes, see the Vitamin D Council December 2008 newsletter**. Unfortunately, emulsified vitamin A is the retinoic acid form. If you are relying on vitamin D as a cancer treatment, emulsified vitamin A is likely to interfere.

Which is less potent vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol?

Finally, ergocalciferol is pharmacologically less potent than cholecalciferol, which makes vitamin D3 the preferred agent for medical use.

What is the half life of cholecalciferol D3?

At this time, there have been resources that document the half-life of cholecalciferol as being about 50 days [T527] while other sources have noted that the half-life of calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) is approximately 15 hours while that of calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3) is about 15 days [L1782].

Which is the active form of cholecalciferol?

The active form of cholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol ( calcitriol) plays an important role in maintaining blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone. The activated form of cholecalciferol binds to vitamin D receptors and modulates gene expression.