IMPORTANT NOTICE: Updates to the ScotPHO website are currently paused while we undertake a review of the content, structure and hosting of the website. See our Website Notice for further details. Updates to the ScotPHO online profiles tool will continue as normal.
*** ARCHIVED ***
This ScotPHO web section has been archived and is no longer being updated or checked for accuracy, out of date information, broken links, etc. Its content should not be considered current or complete. This web section was archived on 10th May 2023. It was previously published under the Wider Determinants main menu heading.
Vitamin D: key data sources - ARCHIVED
Hyppönen E, Power C. Hypovitaminosis D in British adults at age 45 y: nationwide cohort study of dietary and lifestyle predictors. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007;85(3):860-868.
Purdon G, Comrie F, Rutherford L, Marcinkiewicz A. Vitamin D status of Scottish adults: Results from the 2010 & 2011 Scottish Health Surveys. Edinburgh: Food Standards Agency in Scotland and Scotcen, 2013.
Zgaga L, Theodoratou E, Farrington SM, et al. Diet, environmental factors, and lifestyle underlie the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in healthy adults in Scotland, and supplementation reduces the proportion that are severely deficient. Journal of Nutrition 2011;141(8):1535-1542.
