Vitamin D status indicators in indigenous populations in East Africa

Purpose Sufficient vitamin D status may be defined as the evolutionary established circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] matching our Paleolithic genome. Methods We studied serum 25(OH)D [defined as 25(OH)D 2 + 25(OH)D 3 ] and its determinants in 5 East African ethnical groups across the life c...

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Published in:	European journal of nutrition Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 1115 - 1125
Main Authors:	Luxwolda, Martine F., Kuipers, Remko S., Kema, Ido P., van der Veer, E., Dijck-Brouwer, D. A. Janneke, Muskiet, Frits A. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2013 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 - blood adipose tissue Adult adults adverse effects African Continental Ancestry Group Animals Biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Black People blood Calcifediol Calcifediol - blood Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Diet Diet - adverse effects Diet - ethnology docosahexaenoic acid Eastern Africa Environmental Exposure erythrocytes ethnology etiology Female Fetal Blood fish genome Humans Infant, Newborn infants insulin resistance Lactation Lactation - blood Life Style Life Style - ethnology lifestyle Male Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena mothers nationalities and ethnic groups Nutrition Nutritional Status Nutritional Status - ethnology Original Contribution Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Complications - blood Pregnancy Complications - ethnology Pregnancy Complications - etiology pregnant women prevention & control solar radiation Sunlight Tanzania United Kingdom vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D Deficiency - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - ethnology Vitamin D Deficiency - etiology Vitamin D Deficiency - prevention & control vitamin D-binding protein Tanzania United Kingdom Eastern Africa Pregnancy Evolution Sunlight exposure Fish intake East Africa 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
ISSN:	1436-6207, 1436-6215, 1436-6215
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