Colour Counts: Sunlight and Skin Type as Drivers of Vitamin D Deficiency at UK Latitudes

Sunlight exposure, with resulting cutaneous synthesis, is a major source of vitamin D for many, while dietary intake is low in modern diets. The constitutive pigment in skin determines skin type, observed as white, brown, or black skin. The melanin pigment absorbs ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nutrients 2018-04, Vol.10 (4), p.457
Hauptverfasser:	Webb, Ann R, Kazantzidis, Andreas, Kift, Richard C, Farrar, Mark D, Wilkinson, Jack, Rhodes, Lesley E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Biomarkers - blood Climatology color Dietary intake Dietary Supplements Exposure food intake hands Humans latitude legs Melanin Nutrient deficiency Radiation damage Risk Factors Seasons Skin Skin - metabolism Skin - physiopathology Skin - radiation effects Skin Pigmentation solar radiation Sunlight Time Factors Ultraviolet radiation United Kingdom United Kingdom - epidemiology Vitamin D Vitamin D - administration & dosage Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives Vitamin D - blood Vitamin D - metabolism vitamin D deficiency Vitamin D Deficiency - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology Vitamin D Deficiency - physiopathology Vitamin D Deficiency - prevention & control Vitamin deficiency vitamin status
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