title: Vitamin D deficiency treated by consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms.
abstract: Deficiency of vitamin D is usually caused by dietary deficiency and/or lack of exposure to sunlight in dark skinned individuals living at northern latitudes. Simple vitamin D deficiency is commonly treated by prescribing a vitamin D containing calcium supplement. This report presents a patient who rejected this approach and instead, after researching alternative treatment options independently, opted to self-treat by consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms. The beneficial effect of this on the patient's plasma biochemical markers is shown. Further research into the beneficial effect of consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms is required.
authors.affiliation: andy_ozzard@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozzard
authors.forename: Gurdip
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hear
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000363:Agaricales; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone
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