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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 468-478 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Nutrition Research Reviews |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2011 |
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Keywords
- American Native Continental Ancestry Group
- Arctic Regions
- Bone Diseases
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diet
- Energy Intake
- Ethnic Groups
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Sunlight
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Vitamins
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Vitamin D deficiency and disease risk among aboriginal Arctic populations. / Sharma, Sangita; Barr, Alison B; Macdonald, Helen M; Sheehy, Tony; Novotny, Rachel; Corriveau, Andre; Macdonald, Helen Margaret.
In: Nutrition Research Reviews, Vol. 69, No. 8, 08.2011, p. 468-478.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitamin D deficiency and disease risk among aboriginal Arctic populations
AU - Sharma, Sangita
AU - Barr, Alison B
AU - Macdonald, Helen M
AU - Sheehy, Tony
AU - Novotny, Rachel
AU - Corriveau, Andre
AU - Macdonald, Helen Margaret
N1 - © 2011 International Life Sciences Institute.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Aboriginal populations living above the Arctic Circle are at particularly high risk of vitamin D deficiency due to limited ultraviolet B exposure (related to geographic latitude) and inadequate dietary intake (recently related to decreased traditional food consumption). Major changes in diet and lifestyle over the past 50 years in these populations have coincided with increased prevalence rates of rickets, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, each of which may be associated with vitamin D inadequacy. This review examines the risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy, the associations between vitamin D and disease risk at high geographic latitudes, and the recommendations for improving vitamin D status particularly among aboriginal Arctic populations. Traditional foods, such as fatty fish and marine mammals, are rich sources of vitamin D and should continue to be promoted to improve dietary vitamin D intake. Supplementation protocols may also be necessary to ensure adequate vitamin D status in the Arctic.
AB - Aboriginal populations living above the Arctic Circle are at particularly high risk of vitamin D deficiency due to limited ultraviolet B exposure (related to geographic latitude) and inadequate dietary intake (recently related to decreased traditional food consumption). Major changes in diet and lifestyle over the past 50 years in these populations have coincided with increased prevalence rates of rickets, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, each of which may be associated with vitamin D inadequacy. This review examines the risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy, the associations between vitamin D and disease risk at high geographic latitudes, and the recommendations for improving vitamin D status particularly among aboriginal Arctic populations. Traditional foods, such as fatty fish and marine mammals, are rich sources of vitamin D and should continue to be promoted to improve dietary vitamin D intake. Supplementation protocols may also be necessary to ensure adequate vitamin D status in the Arctic.
KW - American Native Continental Ancestry Group
KW - Arctic Regions
KW - Bone Diseases
KW - Diabetes Mellitus
KW - Diet
KW - Energy Intake
KW - Ethnic Groups
KW - Humans
KW - Neoplasms
KW - Prevalence
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Sunlight
KW - Vitamin D
KW - Vitamin D Deficiency
KW - Vitamins
U2 - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00406.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00406.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 21790613
VL - 69
SP - 468
EP - 478
JO - Nutrition Research Reviews
JF - Nutrition Research Reviews
SN - 0954-4224
IS - 8
ER -