Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common. Vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for a range of diseases. However, the optimal strategies to achieve and maintain vitamin D adequacy (sun exposure, vitamin D supplementation or both), and whether sun exposure itself has benefits over and above initiating synthesis of vitamin D, remain unclear.
The Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study aims to compare the effectiveness of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation for the management of vitamin D insufficiency, and to test whether these management strategies differentially affect markers of immune and cardio-metabolic function.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/comparing-effects-sun-exposure-and-vitamin-d-supplementation-vitamin-d-insufficiency
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mica-hartley
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/samuel-hoare
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fiona-e-lithander-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bmc-public-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutritional-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia