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Twenty-four-hour dietary recall data and serum 25(OH)D concentrations were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001\u20132010 and were analyzed by linear and logistic regression after adjusting for anthropometric and demographic variables. Significance was set at p &lt; 0.05. Approximately 57\u201380% children and 42\u201360% adults were milk consumers. Milk intake (especially reduced-fat, low fat and no-fat milk) was positively associated (plinear trend &lt; 0.05) with serum vitamin D status and with a 31\u201342% higher probability of meeting recommended serum vitamin D (&gt;50 nmol\/L) levels among all age groups. Serum vitamin D status was also associated with both type and amount of milk intake depending upon the age and ethnicity. In conclusion, the results indicate that milk consumers consistently have higher serum vitamin D levels and higher probability of meeting recommended levels. 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