Vitamin D status indicators in indigenous populations in East Africa

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1115-1125

  Luxwolda, Martine F ^a   Kuipers, Remko S ^a   Kema, Ido P ^a   Van Der Veer, E ^a   Dijck Brouwer, D A Janneke ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxyvitamin D; East Africa; Evolution; Fish intake; Pregnancy; Sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SUN EXPOSURE;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D 2; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIFEDIOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SUNLIGHT; TANZANIA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84879553811     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0421-6     Document Type: Article

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