Dietary intake and main food sources of vitamin D as a function of age, sex, vitamin D status, body composition, and income in an elderly German cohort

Background: Elderly subjects are at risk of insufficient vitamin D status mainly because of diminished capacity for cutaneous vitamin D synthesis. In cases of insufficient endogenous production, vitamin D status depends on vitamin D intake. Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the mai...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Jungert, Andre Spinneker, Anja Nagel, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swedish Nutrition Foundation 2014-09-01
Series:Food & Nutrition Research
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Online Access:http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/download/23632/35771