Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
Low vitamin D status is common in Europe. The major source of vitamin D in humans is ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced dermal synthesis of cholecalciferol, whereas food sources are believed to play a lesser role. Our objectives were to assess UVB availability (Jm−2) across several European locations rangi...
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ftunivcollcork:oai:cora.ucc.ie:10468/3110 2023-08-27T04:10:12+02:00 Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D O'Neill, Colette M. Kazantzidis, Andreas Ryan, Mary J. Barber, Niamh Sempos, Christopher T. Durazo-Arvizu, Ramón A. Jorde, Rolf Grimnes, Guri Eiriksdottir, Gudny Gudnason, Vilmundur Cotch, Mary F. Kiely, Mairead E. Webb, Ann R. Cashman, Kevin D. 2016-09 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10468/3110 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090533 en eng MDPI http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/9/533 533 O’NEILL, C. M., KAZANTZIDIS, A., RYAN, M. J., BARBER, N., SEMPOS, C. T., DURAZO-ARVIZU, R. A., JORDE, R., GRIMNES, G., EIRIKSDOTTIR, G., GUDNASON, V., COTCH, M., KIELY, M., WEBB, A. R. & CASHMAN, K. D. 2016. Seasonal Changes in Vitamin D-Effective UVB Availability in Europe and Associations with Population Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D. Nutrients, 8, 533. doi:10.3390/nu8090533 doi:10.3390/nu8090533 2072-6643 9 Nutrients http://hdl.handle.net/10468/3110 8 © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Europe UVB Vitamin D intake Vitamin D status Article (peer-reviewed) 2016 ftunivcollcork https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090533 2023-08-06T14:30:54Z Low vitamin D status is common in Europe. The major source of vitamin D in humans is ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced dermal synthesis of cholecalciferol, whereas food sources are believed to play a lesser role. Our objectives were to assess UVB availability (Jm−2) across several European locations ranging from 35° N to 69° N, and compare these UVB data with representative population serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) data from Ireland (51–54° N), Iceland (64° N) and Norway (69° N), as exemplars. Vitamin D-effective UVB availability was modelled for nine European countries/regions using a validated UV irradiance model. Standardized serum 25(OH)D data was accessed from the EC-funded ODIN project. The results showed that UVB availability decreased with increasing latitude (from 35° N to 69° N), while all locations exhibited significant seasonal variation in UVB. The UVB data suggested that the duration of vitamin D winters ranged from none (at 35° N) to eight months (at 69° N). The large seasonal fluctuations in serum 25(OH)D in Irish adults was much dampened in Norwegian and Icelandic adults, despite considerably lower UVB availability at these northern latitudes but with much higher vitamin D intakes. In conclusion, increasing the vitamin D intake can ameliorate the impact of low UVB availability on serum 25(OH)D status in Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University College Cork, Ireland: Cork Open Research Archive (CORA) Norway Nutrients 8 9 533 |
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Low vitamin D status is common in Europe. The major source of vitamin D in humans is ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced dermal synthesis of cholecalciferol, whereas food sources are believed to play a lesser role. Our objectives were to assess UVB availability (Jm−2) across several European locations ranging from 35° N to 69° N, and compare these UVB data with representative population serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) data from Ireland (51–54° N), Iceland (64° N) and Norway (69° N), as exemplars. Vitamin D-effective UVB availability was modelled for nine European countries/regions using a validated UV irradiance model. Standardized serum 25(OH)D data was accessed from the EC-funded ODIN project. The results showed that UVB availability decreased with increasing latitude (from 35° N to 69° N), while all locations exhibited significant seasonal variation in UVB. The UVB data suggested that the duration of vitamin D winters ranged from none (at 35° N) to eight months (at 69° N). The large seasonal fluctuations in serum 25(OH)D in Irish adults was much dampened in Norwegian and Icelandic adults, despite considerably lower UVB availability at these northern latitudes but with much higher vitamin D intakes. In conclusion, increasing the vitamin D intake can ameliorate the impact of low UVB availability on serum 25(OH)D status in Europe. |
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O'Neill, Colette M. Kazantzidis, Andreas Ryan, Mary J. Barber, Niamh Sempos, Christopher T. Durazo-Arvizu, Ramón A. Jorde, Rolf Grimnes, Guri Eiriksdottir, Gudny Gudnason, Vilmundur Cotch, Mary F. Kiely, Mairead E. Webb, Ann R. Cashman, Kevin D. |
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O'Neill, Colette M. Kazantzidis, Andreas Ryan, Mary J. Barber, Niamh Sempos, Christopher T. Durazo-Arvizu, Ramón A. Jorde, Rolf Grimnes, Guri Eiriksdottir, Gudny Gudnason, Vilmundur Cotch, Mary F. Kiely, Mairead E. Webb, Ann R. Cashman, Kevin D. |
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Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D |
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Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D |
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Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D |
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Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D |
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Seasonal changes in Vitamin D-effective UVB availability in Europe and associations with population serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D |
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seasonal changes in vitamin d-effective uvb availability in europe and associations with population serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d |
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