• Rationale and plan for vitamin D food fortification: A review and guidance paper 

      Pilz, Stefan; März, Winfried; Cashman, Kevin D; Kiely, Mairead; Whiting, Susan J; Holick, Michael F.; Grant, William B; Pludowski, Pawel; Hiligsmann, Mickaël; Trummer, Christian; Schwetz, Verena; Lerchbaum, Elisabeth; Pandis, Marlene; Tomaschitz, Andreas; Grübler, Martin; Gaksch, Martin; Verheyen, Nicolas; Hollis, Bruce W; Rejnmark, Lars; Karras, Spyridon N.; Hahn, Andreas; Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike Annette; Reichrath, Jörg; Jorde, Rolf; Elmadfa, Ibrahim; Vieth, Reinhold; Scragg, Robert; Calvo, Mona S; Van Schoor, Natasja M; Bouillon, Roger; Lips, Paul; Itkonen, Suvi T; Martineau, Adrian R; Lamberg-Allardt, Christel; Zittermann, Armin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-17)
      Vitamin D deficiency can lead to musculoskeletal diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia, but vitamin D supplementation may also prevent extraskeletal diseases such as respiratory tract infections, asthma exacerbations, pregnancy complications and premature deaths. Vitamin D has a unique metabolism as it is mainly obtained through synthesis in the skin under the influence of sunlight (i.e., ...
    • 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, Ramon A.; Jorde, Rolf; Grimnes, Guri; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Cotch, Mary Frances; Kiely, Mairead; Webb, Ann R; Cashman, Kevin D (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-30)
      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 ...