Variations in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Countries from the Middle East and Europe: The Roles of UVB Exposure and Diet

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 2065
• Main Authors: Grant, William B, Fakhoury, Hana M A, Karras, Spyridon N, Al Anouti, Fatme, Bhattoa, Harjit P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03.09.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Adolescents; animal fat; Animal products; Animals; Confidence intervals; Diet; Dietary Fats; Drug dosages; eggs; Europe; Exposure; Female; Fishes; Humans; latitude; Meat; Middle East; ocean fish; Pigmentation; solar UVB; Systematic review; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet Rays; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; vitamin D deficiency; Middle East; Europe; Greece; Saudi Arabia; Lebanon; United States > US; Italy; Southern Europe; North Africa; Mediterranean Area; Middle East; ocean fish; eggs; animal fat; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; Europe; latitude; diet; vitamin D deficiency; solar UVB

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) has been largely associated with latitude and sunshine exposure across several regions. According to previous results, 25(OH)D concentrations are, on average, relatively low in countries with abundant sunshine, including those of the Middle East and North Africa r...