The high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Australia is concerning as vitamin D is
essential for bone health. This thesis provides the evidence required to explore food-based …

Measurement of serum vitamin D levels in population samples has revealed unexpectedly
high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children, adults, the elderly and other …

Background Nearly one in four Australian adults is vitamin D deficient (serum 25‐
hydroxyvitamin D concentrations [25 (OH) D]< 50 nmol L–1) and current vitamin D intakes in …

High rates of vitamin D deficiency and testing have been reported in Australia, yet there are
few reports regarding vitamin D supplement use. Australian wholesale sales data was …

Vitamin D is unique among the essential nutrients in that it can be made in the body via
exposure of the skin to sunlight. There are few rich sources of vitamin D in the diet. Vitamin D …

Previous national nutrition surveys in Irish adults did not include blood samples; thus,
representative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) data are lacking. In the present …

A multi-disciplinary expert group met to discuss vitamin D deficiency in the UK, and
strategies for improving population intakes and status. Changes to UK Government advice …

A multi-disciplinary expert group met to discuss vitamin D deficiency in the UK and strategies
for improving population intakes and status. Changes to UK Government advice since the …

Vitamin D insufficiency in Australia and New Zealand was thought to be limited to certain
high-risk groups such as institutionalised elderly, veiled women and their breastfed infants …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with impaired calcium absorption leading to
compensatory hyperparathyroidism, increased bone resorption and decreased bone …