Vitamin D Deficiency in Brazil: Questions about Potential Causes and Clinical Characteristics* | Zendy

Fabrícia Belloni dos Santos Vieira | Zendy; Ana Paula Morguete Ferreira | Zendy; Felipe Rezende Giacomelli | Zendy; Lívia Gonçalves de Lima | Zendy; Thiago Santos Hirose | Zendy; Renato Augusto Zorzo | Zendy

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Brazil: Questions about Potential Causes and Clinical Characteristics*

Author(s) -

Fabrícia Belloni dos Santos Vieira,

Ana Paula Morguete Ferreira,

Felipe Rezende Giacomelli,

Lívia Gonçalves de Lima,

Thiago Santos Hirose,

Renato Augusto Zorzo

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

international journal of nutrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2595-2854

pISSN - 1984-3011

DOI - 10.1055/s-0041-1728682

Subject(s) - vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , ultraviolet radiation , micronutrient , population , medicine , environmental health , physiology , chemistry , endocrinology , pathology , radiochemistry

Vitamin D is a micronutrient essential to various systems from the human body, and it is not restricted to the classical function of bone mineralization. Its synthesis is mainly related to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation exposure. Although Brazil is a tropical country with high levels of UVB radiation, counter-intuitively, a large number of Brazilians present vitamin D deficiency, which is also a worldwide issue. This review aims to approach clinical features and explore potential causes for this apparent contradiction through questions that could explain vitamin D deficiency in the Brazilian population.

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