Bioavailability of Vitamin D in Cod Liver Oil and Multivitamin Tablets in Healthy Subjects in Norway

One capsule per day for 4 weeks (28 days). The fish oil group receives a daily supplement of one fish oil capsule, specially manufactured for the present study by Peter Möller (now Möller's, Nydalen, Norway). The fish oil capsules are aimed to contain a dose of cholecalciferol identical to the dose already found in the multivitamin tablets by analysis in an independent laboratory (AS Vitas, Oslo, Norway), and similar doses of vitamin A. In addition, the fish oil capsule contains vitamin E and n-3 fatty acids.

One tablet per day for 4 weeks (28 days). The multivitamin group receives a daily supplement of one multivitamin tablet of type Vitaplex ABCD (Cederroth AS, Revetal, Norway), a common vitamin supplement sold in grocery stores in Norway. In addition to 10 micrograms (400 IU) of cholecalciferol,the multivitamin tablet contains vitamin A and the water-soluble vitamins: B1, B2, B6, Niacin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin C.