Mobile tracking application may help users meet vitamin D Requirements
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of bone health and may be implicated in other chronic diseases, as well as immunity, but adults in Canada are consistently deficient in dietary vitamin D, by nearly 400 international units per day (IU/d) on average. Coupled with low vitamin D synthesis from the sun during fall and winter at Canadian latitudes, tracking intake of vitamin D is vital for those lacking the nutrient. In a new article, a group of researchers examined the validity of a mobile application for tracking vitamin D and calcium intake.