2005
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602108
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Teenage girls and elderly women living in northern Europe have low winter vitamin D status

Abstract: The European Fifth Framework Programme (Contract No. QLK1-CT-2000-00623).

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“…(9,16,21) Other reports, including this one, show similarly high frequencies in European countries located at lower latitudes, namely, France (41%), but also Greece, (20) Germany, (26) and Switzerland. (19) The prevalence of low 25(OH)D levels during the winter is even higher when using the 40 nmol/L cutoff (61% in this study).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 61%
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“…(9,16,21) Other reports, including this one, show similarly high frequencies in European countries located at lower latitudes, namely, France (41%), but also Greece, (20) Germany, (26) and Switzerland. (19) The prevalence of low 25(OH)D levels during the winter is even higher when using the 40 nmol/L cutoff (61% in this study).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 61%
“…(13) Serum 25(OH)D levels are considered the best marker of vitamin D status and have been used commonly to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency in healthy children and adolescents. (9,10,(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26) However, a clear understanding of the biologic significance of given concentrations of circulating 25(OH)D is still lacking, and reference ranges for vitamin D are being reassessed on the basis of what constitutes a normal concentration compared with optimal concentrations. (27)(28)(29) Most clinicians agree that serum 25(OH)D levels below 25 to 30 nmol/L (10 to 12 ng/mL) may lead to nutritional rickets, hypocalcemic convulsions, dental problems, and poor growth in children and adolescents.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In general, vitamin D intake is low in Europe (#2-3 mg/d) (33) and more than one-third of adolescent girls (12 years) in Northern Europe had vitamin D status below 25 nmol/l and almost all were below 50 nmol/l during winter (34) . Vitamin D status in European children has been the focus of several investigations, and high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency has been reported during winter, especially above the 51?98N latitude (35) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Vitamin D was chosen since its intake is known to be too low in Finland (26,27) . Furthermore, folate and Fe were included since the Finnish population, especially women at childbearing age, have too low intakes.…”
Section: Diet Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%