Ethnic and Environmental Influence on Vitamin D Requirement in Military Personnel

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to provide quantitative estimates of 1) the effective amount of vitamin D produced in the skin as a function of skin pigmentation; and 2) the rate of utilization of vitamin D as a function of ethnicity. The outcome will be estimates of the amount of vitamin D that must be given orally to military personnel of different races and in different assigned locations so as to ensure and maintain normal vitamin D status. In the first 27 months' work (the period covered by this report), we have accumulated about 80% of the targeted specimens - for both objectives, in a racially diverse sample. Analyses are continuing and will be completed within the coming months. No final quantitative results will be available until all the measurements have been, made and analyzed as a unit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA435260

Entities

People

  • Robert P. Heaney

Organizations

  • Creighton University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • African Americans
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clothing
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Measurement
  • Military Personnel
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Skin Physiology
  • Sun
  • Vitamin D

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