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==Prevention==
==Prevention==
===Primary prevention===
Effective measures for the primary prevention of vitamin D deficiency include dietary intake and cutaneous synthesis. Cutaneous synthesis requires enough sun exposure and it depends on multiple factors including season, latitude, altitude, duration and skin pigmentation. However, there is a concern regarding sun exposure that increases skin cancer. So, it is not recommended to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
 
* In the UK, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommends 400 IU/d of vitamin D (10 micrograms) for everyone above one year of age. Infants, from birth up to one year of age, as a precaution, should consume 340-400 IU/d of vitamin D (8.5-10 micrograms). <ref name="urlSACN vitamin D and health report - GOV.UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-vitamin-d-and-health-report |title=SACN vitamin D and health report - GOV.UK |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
===Secondary prevention===
* For the Europeans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), published the recommendation as follows:
Infants aged 7-11 months: 10 µg/day
for all other population groups aged one year and more (including pregnant/lactating women): 15 µg/day


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

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Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of vitamin D deficiency include dietary intake and cutaneous synthesis. Cutaneous synthesis requires enough sun exposure and it depends on multiple factors including season, latitude, altitude, duration and skin pigmentation. However, there is a concern regarding sun exposure that increases skin cancer. So, it is not recommended to prevent vitamin D deficiency.

  • In the UK, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommends 400 IU/d of vitamin D (10 micrograms) for everyone above one year of age. Infants, from birth up to one year of age, as a precaution, should consume 340-400 IU/d of vitamin D (8.5-10 micrograms). [1]
  • For the Europeans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), published the recommendation as follows:

Infants aged 7-11 months: 10 µg/day for all other population groups aged one year and more (including pregnant/lactating women): 15 µg/day

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  1. "SACN vitamin D and health report - GOV.UK".


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