Vitamin D is one of the most consumed dietary supplements in North America. In addition to playing several roles in overall health, vitamin D can be rather challenging to get. There are not many vitamin D-rich foods, and unless you’re living in a sunny climate and spend a lot of time outdoors, there is a good chance you’re running low. Vitamin D supplements are often recommended by doctors to ensure adequate daily intake. Vitamin D plays a role in heart health, bone health, brain health, and more. But your body doesn’t always like supplements. It’s not that it will flat-out reject them, but absorption isn’t always particularly high. When it comes to vitamin D, your body prefers to get it from the sun or food. Increasing absorption rates, or bioavailability, from supplements often requires eating them with certain foods. Healthy food contains nutrients that can aid absorption and activation in …