Dietary Intake of Vitamin D in Young University Students from Leicester, England

  1. Peña-Fernández, Antonio 34
  2. Segura, Edna 2
  3. Peña, María de los Ángeles 1
  4. Higueras, Manuel 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  3. 3 Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
  4. 4 Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
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The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Nutrients: IECN 2023

Año de publicación: 2023

Congreso: The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Nutrients: IECN 2023 (3º. 2023)

Tipo: Aportación congreso

DOI: 10.3390/IECN2023-15531 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

About 30–40% of the general population in the United Kingdom (UK) has been reported tohave vitamin D deficiency during winter months, representing a public health risk. The aim of thisstudy was to assess the dietary intake of vitamin D in university students at De Montfort University(DMU, UK). Nutrient intake data were collected from 111 (20.45 yrs old; 78 female) DMU students(41 Asian, 41 African and 27 European; 2 unclassified). The dietary intake of vitamin D was slightlyhigher in male participants (4.287 vs. 3.853 μg/day; p-value = 0.196), which could be attributedto the generally higher intake of food products rich in this vitamin, specifically cereals (436.165 vs.308.750 g/day; p-value = 0.002), meat (271.553 vs. 193.063 g/day; p-value = 0.016) and bacon (4.911vs. 1.551 g/day; p-value = 0.024), intakes of which were significantly higher in males. The dietaryintakes of vitamin D recorded are lower than the amount of 10 μg/day recommended by the UK’sNational Health Service. Intake did not show statistical differences according to ethnic background(Asian (3.708) < African (4.109) < European (4.199); all in μg/day), which might reflect poor andsimilar dietary habit/choices when students transition from home to university regardless of ethnicbackground. Our results suggest some prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in DMU students whichshould be tackled to prevent diseases related to vitamin D deficiency.

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