Sun exposure in pigs increases the vitamin D nutritional quality of pork.

There is a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency worldwide likely because of both limited sun-exposure and inadequate dietary intake. Meat, including pork, is not typically considered a dietary source of vitamin D, possibly because of management practices that raise pigs in confi...

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Main Authors: D Enette Larson-Meyer, Bennett C Ingold, Samanta R Fensterseifer, Kathleen J Austin, Perry J Wechsler, Bruce W Hollis, Andrew J Makowski, Brenda M Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5685574?pdf=render