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- Title
Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation.
- Authors
Gozdzik, Agnes; Barta, Jodi Lynn; Wu, Hongyu; Wagner, Dennis; Cole, David E; Vieth, Reinhold; Whiting, Susan; Parra, Esteban J
- Abstract
Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone metabolism and many cellular and immunological processes. Recent research indicates that concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], the main indicator of vitamin D status, should be in excess of 75 nmol/L. Low levels of 25(OH)D have been associated with several chronic and infectious diseases. Previous studies have reported that many otherwise healthy adults of European ancestry living in Canada have low vitamin D concentrations during the wintertime. However, those of non-European ancestry are at a higher risk of having low vitamin D levels. The main goal of this study was to examine the vitamin D status and vitamin D intake of young Canadian adults of diverse ancestry during the winter months.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2008, Vol 8, p336
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-8-336