ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Vitamin D status and intake of lactating Inuit women living in the Canadian Arctic.
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- A review of health and wellness studies involving Inuit of Manitoba and Nunavut.International journal of circumpolar health · 2020Pooled it
- Early life nutrition in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective descriptive study of food security, vitamin D and rickets.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Quantifying vitamin D intake among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Inuit Country Food and Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood in the Circumpolar North: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Traditional Food Energy Intake among Indigenous Populations in Select High-Income Settler-Colonized Countries: A Systematic Literature Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- Vitamin D intake by Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Arctic.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence and correlates of healthy vitamin D status in lactating Inuit women living in remote regions of the Arctic.
designCross-sectional.
settingHouseholds were selected randomly in thirty-six communities of Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24 h recall and an FFQ. Anthropometric measurements, household living conditions, supplement use and health status were assessed. In fasting samples, serum 25-hydroxyvitaimn D (25(OH)D) was measured using a chemiluminescent assay (LIAISON; Diasorin Inc.). SUBJECTS: Lactating Inuit women participating in the 2007-2008 International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey conducted in the months of August to October.
resultsAmong participants (n 34), 8·8, 26·5 and 50·0 % had 25(OH)D concentrations at or above 75, 50 and 40 nmol/l, respectively. More than one-third of participants did not consume traditional foods during the previous day and only 11·3 % of total energy intake was derived from traditional foods. Only 14·7 % of the sample consumed the daily number of milk servings recommended by Canada's Food Guide (two servings) for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Using multivariable logistic regression to examine 25(OH)D≥40 nmol/l, only higher body fat was inversely correlated with 25(OH)D concentration.
conclusionsThe present study is the first to assess simultaneously vitamin D status and other known factors that affect it among lactating Inuit women living in remote communities in the Arctic. Healthy maternal vitamin D status was observed in 25 % of participants during the late summer and early autumn. This requires further assessment in a larger sample spanning more seasons.
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