Re: Enough data to draw conclusions about vitamin D and bone health
If significant proportions of the UK population have 25(OH)D concentrations below 25 nmol/l (20-30% in England (1), 33% in Scotland (2) wouldn't Martineau's suggestion (3) to supplement the whole of the UK with vitamin D make sense, in order to avoid rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?
1. SACN 2016 Vitamin D and health. https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nu...
2. Food Standards Agency in Scotland. Vitamin D status of Scottish adults: Results from the 2010 & 2011 Scottish Health Surveys . Purdon G, Comrie F, Rutherford L, Marcinkiewicz A. September 2013
3. Roth D, Abrams S, Aloia J, et al. Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. xxxx (2018) 1–36 ⃝ C 2018 New York Academy of Sciences.
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Re: Enough data to draw conclusions about vitamin D and bone health
If significant proportions of the UK population have 25(OH)D concentrations below 25 nmol/l (20-30% in England (1), 33% in Scotland (2) wouldn't Martineau's suggestion (3) to supplement the whole of the UK with vitamin D make sense, in order to avoid rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?
1. SACN 2016 Vitamin D and health. https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nu...
2. Food Standards Agency in Scotland. Vitamin D status of Scottish adults: Results from the 2010 & 2011 Scottish Health Surveys . Purdon G, Comrie F, Rutherford L, Marcinkiewicz A. September 2013
3. Roth D, Abrams S, Aloia J, et al. Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. xxxx (2018) 1–36 ⃝ C 2018 New York Academy of Sciences.
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