title: Vitamin D deficiency--do we follow our own advice?
abstract: Over the last few years, vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a risk factor for many diseases. Public awareness of the importance of the 'sunshine vitamin' is increasing, however deficiency remains an ongoing problem. Is an awareness of the importance of vitamin D enough to promote healthy people to take supplements or is a different approach required? In this article the importance of vitamin D is discussed and data showing that knowledge of this is not sufficient to encourage people to take supplements are presented.
authors.affiliation: Queen Mary University of London, Neuroimmunology Group, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. ruth.dobson@qmul.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Ute C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marta
authors.forename: Sreeram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramagopalan
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovannoni
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D012621:Seasons; D013472:Sunlight; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D