ARCHIVED - Percentage of Adult Females with a Usual Intake of Vitamin D below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) in Canada

(Definition of Indicator) (Definition of Adequate Intake)

Percentage of Females Age 19 and Over with a Usual Intake of Vitamin D below the Estimated Average Requirement, Canada, 2004

Canada’s Nutrition and Health Atlas
Source: Statistics Canada, CCHS 2.2

Please Note: The CCHS 2.2 does not include data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory or Nunavut. However, the target population covered by the survey represents approximately 98% of the population of the 10 provinces and is thus considered a national survey.

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For help interpreting these data, please see the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.

Notes

Estimates of the prevalence of inadequate intakes of vitamin D from food must be interpreted with caution. Vitamin D is unique as it can also be synthesized by the body from sunlight (UV radiation). In addition, vitamin D intake from supplements has not been considered in this assessment (although information on intakes of vitamin D from food and supplements is available). While there appears to be a high prevalence of inadequate intakes of vitamin D from dietary sources, available clinical measures do not suggest wide-spread vitamin D deficiency in the Canadian population^{Footnote 1},^{Footnote 2}. Vitamin D status in some sub-populations, however, may warrant further consideration.

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