title: The potential role of vitamin D enhanced foods in improving vitamin D status.
abstract: Low vitamin D intake and status have been reported worldwide and many studies have suggested that this low status may be involved in the development of several chronic diseases. There are a limited number of natural dietary sources of vitamin D leading to a real need for alternatives to improve dietary intake. Enhancement of foods with vitamin D is a possible mode for ensuring increased consumption and thus improved vitamin D status. The present review examines studies investigating effects of vitamin D enhanced foods in humans and the feasibility of the approach is discussed.
authors.affiliation: UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. louise.omahony@ucd.ie
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stepien
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gibney
authors.forename: Anne P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D001682:Biological Availability; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000502:physiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D