Vitamin D status and intake of lactating Inuit women living in the Canadian Arctic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence and correlates of healthy vitamin D status in lactating Inuit women living in remote regions of the Arctic.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Households were selected randomly in thirty-six communities of Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24 h recall and an FFQ. Anthropometric measurements, household living conditions, supplement use and health status were assessed. In fasting samples, serum 25-hydroxyvitaimn D (25(OH)D) was measured using a chemiluminescent assay (LIAISON; Diasorin Inc.).

Subjects

Lactating Inuit women participating in the 2007-2008 International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey conducted in the months of August to October.

Results

Among participa

SUBMITTER: El Hayek Fares J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261098 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature