If you were designing a clinical trial to test the effects of vitamin D on bone strength, which of the following would be an appropriate placebo?

A) the recommended daily intake of vitamin D
B) a sugar pill that contains no vitamins or minerals
C) half the amount of vitamin D given to the experimental group
D) a multi-vitamin


Ans: B) a sugar pill that contains no vitamins or minerals

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