Vitamin D status and determinants of deficiency in non-supplemented athletes during the winter months in Tunisia

• Main Authors: A Sghaier-Ayadi (Author), M Feki (Author), I Bezrati-Ben Ayed (Author), O Abene (Author), MK Ben Fredj (Author), K Kaabachi (Author), A Chaouachi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent reports suggest that hypovitaminosis D in athletes is as common as in the general population. This study was devised to examine vitamin D status and determinants of deficiency in athletes living in a sunny country (Tunisia). One hundred and fifty national elite athletes, training outdoors (n=...