Journal article
Geographic location and vitamin D synthesis
Molecular Aspects of Medicine, Vol.29(6), pp.453-461
2008
Abstract
Most of the population receive their nutritional vitamin D requirements through exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, with cutaneous synthesis estimated to provide 80-100% of the vitamin D requirements of the body. However, little is understood about the basic interaction of sunlight (UV) exposure and the subsequent photobiology and photochemistry of vitamin D production in humans. Low vitamin D (blood serum 25[OH]D) status has been linked to the development of a surprisingly wide range of diseases. Epidemiological data and animal studies indicate that low vitamin D is linked to rickets, bone mass loss, multiple sclerosis, hypertension, breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, insulin dependent diabetes and schizophrenia. Importantly some this emerging research associates such diseases with location and subsequent ultraviolet radiation exposures. This paper overviews concepts important to consider when assessing the impact of location and UV exposure on vitamin D synthesis. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title
- Geographic location and vitamin D synthesis
- Authors
- Michael G Kimlin (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine, Vol.29(6), pp.453-461
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Date published
- 2008
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.mam.2008.08.005
- ISSN
- 0098-2997
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449324502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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