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===== Dairy ===== | ===== Dairy ===== | ||
- | Patients on the MP should verify that any dairy products they consume are free of supplemented vitamin D and contain no more than 6% of vitamin A. High vitamin A in dairy products | + | Patients on the MP should verify that any dairy products they consume are free of supplemented vitamin D. Some processed |
- | Some processed | + | Typically these dairy products are not fortified with vitamin D (but can be made from fortified |
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- | Dairy products containing fat can have a small amount of naturally-occurring vitamin D, which is stored in the fat. The amount of vitamin D in a product depends on the amount of fat in the product and how the animal | + | |
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- | Typical dairy products that are not fortified with vitamin D and therefore safe for most MP patients to eat include: | + | |
* butter | * butter | ||
* cream | * cream | ||
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* yogurt | * yogurt | ||
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+ | I used to use Altadena Dairy Cottage Cheese, and after calling the company and finding out that all three of the dairy ingredients they made it out of were fortified (nothing on the label about D), it turned out to be the single item that was keeping my 25D level up at about 14 ng/ml, and after dropping the cottage cheese, my 25D fell to 10 ng/ | ||
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+ | The amount of vitamin D in a product depends on whether is was made from milk supplemented with D and how much supplemental D was fed to the animal from which the product was derived. | ||
==== Milk ==== | ==== Milk ==== | ||
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The primary source of vitamin D in milk is there because it has been added during processing in accordance with [[vitamin_d_supplementation_policy|federal supplementation guidelines]]. | The primary source of vitamin D in milk is there because it has been added during processing in accordance with [[vitamin_d_supplementation_policy|federal supplementation guidelines]]. | ||
- | However, cows' milk, even if it is not fortified with vitamin D, contains a small amount of vitamin D because vitamin D is naturally stored in the fat of mammals. That is why if MP patients do consume small amounts of milk, it should be low-fat or skim milk. MP patients should not be drinking glasses of milk, but using it in cooking or to add to breakfast oatmeal is acceptable. | + | However, cows' milk, even if it is not fortified with vitamin D, contains a small amount of vitamin D. |
Dr. Anthony Norman of University of California, Riverside offers a [[http:// | Dr. Anthony Norman of University of California, Riverside offers a [[http:// | ||
=== Sources for unfortified milk === | === Sources for unfortified milk === | ||
Sources for milk not fortified with vitamin D are listed below. Note, however, that these manufacturers can begin to add vitamin D at any time. MP patients should always check the labels each time products are purchased. | Sources for milk not fortified with vitamin D are listed below. Note, however, that these manufacturers can begin to add vitamin D at any time. MP patients should always check the labels each time products are purchased. | ||
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While packaged flavored yogurt is quite high in carbohydrates, | While packaged flavored yogurt is quite high in carbohydrates, | ||
- | Flavoring plus [[home: | + | Flavoring plus a sweetener or Splenda-sweetened drink powder can be added to plain yogurt, if desired. |
===== Meat and poultry ===== | ===== Meat and poultry ===== | ||
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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