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The sunshine vitamin - is there really a need for dietary vitamin D?

Abstract:

Vitamin D plays an important role in skeletal development and bone mineralisation during pregnancy and lactation. A defi ciency in vitamin D causes skeletal abnormalities such as rickets in infants and osteomalacia in adults. Th ere are limited food sources of vitamin D in New Zealand and the majority of vitamin D in the body is synthesised in the skin through the action of ultra-violet light. Supplementation of vitamin D during pregnancy and lactation may be benefi - cial for pregnant and lactating women, particularly those with dark skin and those who avoid sunlight exposure.

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rickets, skeletal development and bone mineralisation, Vitamin D