Global consensus recommendations on prevention and management of nutritional rickets

CF Munns, N Shaw, M Kiely, BL Specker… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

Physical determinants of vitamin D photosynthesis: a review

JJ Neville, T Palmieri, AR Young - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Vitamin D synthesis by exposure of skin to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) provides the
majority of this hormone that is essential for bone development and maintenance but may be …

Optimal sunscreen use, during a sun holiday with a very high ultraviolet index, allows vitamin D synthesis without sunburn

AR Young, J Narbutt, GI Harrison… - British journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) A and UVB radiation. UVB is essential for
vitamin D synthesis but is the main cause of sunburn and skin cancer. Sunscreen use is …

The consequences for human health of stratospheric ozone depletion in association with other environmental factors

RM Lucas, M Norval, RE Neale, AR Young… - Photochemical & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which has limited, and is now probably
reversing, the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, only modest increases in solar UV …

Vitamin D in the new millennium

SJ Wimalawansa - Current osteoporosis reports, 2012 - Springer
The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is rising worldwide, yet in the vast majority of patients,
the condition remains undiagnosed and untreated. Current evidence overwhelmingly …

[HTML][HTML] Melanin has a small inhibitory effect on cutaneous vitamin D synthesis: A comparison of extreme phenotypes

AR Young, KA Morgan, TW Ho, N Ojimba… - Journal of Investigative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epidemiology suggests that melanin inhibits cutaneous vitamin D 3 synthesis by UVR.
Laboratory investigations assessing the impact of melanin on vitamin D production have …

Vitamin D, cognitive dysfunction and dementia in older adults

AP Dickens, IA Lang, KM Langa, K Kos, DJ Llewellyn - CNS drugs, 2011 - Springer
The physiologically active form of vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3, is a fat-soluble
steroid hormone with a well established role in skeletal health. A growing body of evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Sun and ski holidays improve vitamin D status, but are associated with high levels of DNA damage

B Petersen, HC Wulf, M Triguero-Mas… - Journal of Investigative …, 2014 - Elsevier
Skin cancer is caused by solar UVR, which is also essential for vitamin D production. DNA
damage (thymine dimers: TT dimers) and vitamin D (25 (OH) D) synthesis are both initiated …

Are current guidelines for sun protection optimal for health? Exploring the evidence

RM Lucas, RΕ Neale, S Madronich… - Photochemical & …, 2018 - Springer
Exposure of the skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the main risk factor for skin cancer, and a
major source of vitamin D, in many regions of the world. Sun protection messages to …

Sunlight exposure is just one of the factors which influence vitamin D status

M Abboud, MS Rybchyn, R Rizk, DR Fraser… - Photochemical & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Studies on the determinants of vitamin D status have tended to concentrate on input–
exposure to ultraviolet B radiation and the limited sources in food. Yet, vitamin D status …