Is there really such a thing as the best time to take your vitamins every day ? According to family medicine physician Dr. Rodolfo Perez-Gallardo, timing can make a big difference in terms of vitamin and mineral supplementation. As he explained to Cleveland Clinic , "When people don't take vitamins the proper way, they don't see improvement."

For that reason, he recommends taking vitamin D (and other fat-soluble vitamins) after fattier meals to encourage more absorption. According to a 2010 study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, after three months of taking vitamin D after their most substantial meal of the day, 17 vitamin D-deficient individuals saw a roughly 50% improvement in their vitamin D levels.

But while you're updating your vitamin D dosage schedule, you might

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