Vitamin D status in North Greenland is influenced by diet and season: Indicators of dermal 25-hydroxy vitamin D production north of the Arctic Circle

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-57

  Andersen, Stig ^a,b   Jakobsen, Anna ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Queen Ingrid's Hospital   (Greenland)

Author keywords

Arctic North Greenland; Dermal production; Diet; FFQ; Inuit Eskimos; Season; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; SUMMER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER;

ADULT; ARCTIC REGIONS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84879197077     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004709     Document Type: Article

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