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Abstract Hypovitaminosis D occurrence has became a common pathology even in suburban population but still it has not been addressed promptly, the manifold increase in metabolic disorders and other ailments attracted our attention to ascertain the cause of low level of circulating 25(OH)D in serum. Exposure to sunlight is one of the richest sources to synthesize vitamin D easily but life style and cultural dressing style may hamper the synthesis. we decided to explore the impact of consumption of egg and milk on the level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in females of Nalanda district. The subjects of hypovitaminosis D from leading medical practitioners were interviewed by giving them questionnaire to evaluate their food habit especially about intake of egg , milk or both. Group I was created by egg taking subjects, group II was formed by milk taking subjects while group III was formed by both egg and milk consuming subjects. This particular area has one of the largest dairy plant- Nalanda Dairy having capacity to produce 0.4 million litres of fortified milk everyday. Innumerable small dairy or khatals are ubiquitous so as the poultry farms as a result the availability is not a matter of concern for the people. This study revealed that those taking both egg and milk (group III) were less prone to hypovitaminosis D as compared with group-II (milk consuming) and group-I (egg consuming).out of 210 subjects only 27n found in group-III whereas 117n were found in group II followed by group-I which had 66n participants. Egg and fortified milk are good sources of vitamin D, although fatty fishes like - salmon, swordfish, tuna fish, cod liver oil and mushroom are rich sources but considerable amount is available in beef liver, egg yolk, dairy fortified milk. Present study was an attempt to find out the impact of egg and milk on circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D, further studies with larger sample size would provide a better understanding regarding foods and vitamin D level.