Dietary intake of vitamin D in the Moroccan adolescents

• Main Authors: El-houcine Sebbar (Author), Hicham Sam (Author), Ennouamane Saalaoui (Author), Mohammed Choukri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Therapy - Peertechz Publications, 2018-01-05.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Aims:</strong> Most epidemiological studies show that vitamin D defi ciency is frequent in the general population including adolescents. The aim of our work is to evaluate the dietary intake of vitamin D in the Moroccan adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 257 Moroccan adolescents who performed a vitamin D questionnaire (VDQ), covering the consumption of four foods with high vitamin D content (fi sh, milk, margarine and yoghurt).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average dietary vitamin D intake was 4.6μg/day. This observational study on Moroccan adolescents indicates a high prevalence of insuffi cient vitamin D intake, and below the recommended consumption values, particularly in girls.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Inadequate vitamin D intake is common among the adolescents. To fi ght against this situation, initiatives must be implemented, including improved population education, lifestyle and vitamin D supplementation, in order to avoid serious adverse health consequences of bone.</p>