Vitamin D Supplementation in Australia: Implications for the Development of Supplementation Guidelines
High rates of vitamin D deficiency and testing have been reported in Australia, yet there are few reports regarding vitamin D supplement use. Australian wholesale sales data was obtained for vitamin D supplements for the period 2000–2011. There has been a threefold increase in supplement sales over...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/374208 |
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| Summary: | High rates of vitamin D deficiency and testing have been reported in Australia, yet there are few reports regarding vitamin D supplement use. Australian wholesale sales data was obtained for vitamin D
supplements for the period 2000–2011. There has been a threefold
increase in supplement sales over the past decade, whereby over A$94
million supplements containing vitamin D in Australia were sold during
the year 2010. There were eighty-nine manufacturers that produce a
variety of 195 vitamin D products. The amount of vitamin D in these
products varies considerably, from 40 to 1000 IU per unit, although supplements containing only vitamin D had the highest amount of
vitamin D. There was a trend for sales to increase in winter months.
Given the potential public health benefits of vitamin D, there is an
urgent need for a better understanding of supplementation use and
for the development of supplementation. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-0724 2090-0732 |