Update on vitamin D deficiency and its impact on human health major challenges & technical approaches of food fortification

[Display omitted] •Vitamin D performs vital homeostatic and systematic functions in the human body.•Skin Vitamin D production is affected by factors such as age, season, latitude, and sun exposure.•Pandemic Vitamin D deficiency is a metabolic abnormality caused by a complex interplay of factors.•Des...

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Published inJournal of agriculture and food research Vol. 12; p. 100616
Main Authors El Hoss, Karine, Salla, Mohamed, Khaled, Sanaa, Krayem, Maha, Hassan, Hussein, El Khatib, Sami
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
Bioavailability
Cancer
COVID-19
Deficiency
Food fortification
Immune system
Vitamin D
COVID-19
Vitamin D
Deficiency
Food fortification
Bioavailability
Cancer
Immune system
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Vitamin D performs vital homeostatic and systematic functions in the human body.•Skin Vitamin D production is affected by factors such as age, season, latitude, and sun exposure.•Pandemic Vitamin D deficiency is a metabolic abnormality caused by a complex interplay of factors.•Despite regular sunny weather, one third of the MENA region population is vitamin D deficient.•Vitamin D3 fortified breads have shown their efficacy in increasing serum 25-hydroxy-Vitamin D.
ISSN:2666-1543
2666-1543
DOI:10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100616