Kučan, Rok and Soltirovska Šalamon, Aneta and Andronikov, Darko and Benedik, Evgen (2018) Dietary Sources of Vitamin D, Vitamin D Supplementation, and Its Bio-Viability. Central European Journal of Paediatrics, 14 (2). pp. 115-122.
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Abstract
The focus of this paper is to review the data on the dietary sources of vitamin D, vitamin D supplementation and its bio-viability. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in human health. Low vitamin D levels (<75 nmol/l) have been reported worldwide in all age groups in recent years. Vitamin D deficiency is rising, mainly due to modern lifestyle and malabsorption disorders.
There are two main sources of vitamin D; dietary source
which includes food of animal and plant origin as well as dietary supplements and endogenous synthesis under the UVB radiation in the skin. Dietary sources rich in vitamin D are mainly fish oil, sea fish, eggs, and margarines fortified with vitamin D. As the adequate
intake of vitamin D is hard to achieve through the diet alone, dietary supplements of vitamin D are recommended. However, there are different factors influencing the bioavailability of vitamin D and are explained within this review article. There is no universal consent
on the amount and the frequency of vitamin D supplementation.
Furthermore, there is still missing information for better understanding the vitamin D absorption, bioavailability, and metabolism in human. Conclusion – A brief mini review article on vitamin D summarizes the current knowledge about dietary sources of vitamin
D, vitamin D supplements, and its bio-viability. The best source of vitamin D is in vivo synthesis in the skin under the UVB radiation.
The main dietary sources of vitamin D includes food of animal and plant origin. Adequate intake of vitamin D through the diet alone is hard to achieve, therefore vitamin D supplementation is recommended.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Darko Andronikov |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2018 08:53 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2018 08:53 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/20807 |
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