Biocultural perspectives of vitamin D deficiency in the past

Brickley, Megan; Moffat, Tina; Watamaniuk, Lelia

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2014.08.002

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“…Latitude affects the UVB available, but cultural practices will influence variables such as clothing and time spent outdoors (Brickley, Moffat, & Watamaniuk, 2014). For example, crowded housing to accommodate the growing community developed in Quebec City in the 18th century, as people took advantage of the economic benefits of shipbuilding and the export of agricultural produce (Library and Archives Canada, 2016).…”

Section: Applications In Research Into the Mother-infant Dyad And Dmentioning

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Using teeth as tools: Investigating the mother–infant dyad and developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis using vitamin D deficiency

Brickley

Kahlon

D’Ortenzio

2019

American J Phys Anthropol

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Objectives: With a growing interest in the mother-infant dyad and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis among biological and medical anthropologists, this study set out to provide all the information required to evaluate if mineralization defects in dentine might be caused by vitamin D deficiency in the critical first 1000 days of life.Materials and Methods: Information was compiled on dentine formation in utero to approximately 18 years, and a method for determining the location of the neonatal line in dentine was devised, allowing the assessment of the prenatal and early life period. Reevaluation of previously analyzed teeth (n = 61) was undertaken with detailed examination of n = 5/22 first permanent molars forming in the prenatal and critical early life periods.Results: First permanent molars and all deciduous teeth give information on intrauterine development and on the first 1000 days postnatally providing a direct window on maternal and fetal health. Three archaeological individuals had interglobular dentine that formed prenatally suggesting that their mothers experienced vitamin D deficiency at the time dentine was forming and all other individuals had a deficiency during the first 1000 days of life. Conditions that could cause systemic mineralization defects were determined, and in each, case they were found to be consistent with vitamin D deficiency.Discussion: The neonatal line serves as a clear baseline for determining prenatal and postnatal events, particularly those related to vitamin D, calcium, and phosphate metabolism, and can be used to investigate the maternal-infant dyad for both past and present communities. K E Y W O R D S interglobular dentine, maternal health, neonatal line, prenatal vitamin D deficiency 1 | INTRODUCTION Teeth provide a permanent biological marker of metabolic stressors that disrupt mineralization in utero and early childhood. This is signifi-cant for both medical and biological anthropologists interested in the mother-infant dyad and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis (DOHaD), offering insights into maternal health and a means by which theoretical approaches linked to early life conditions that affect development can be tested and developed. DOHaD is a paradigm that explores how early life environments, particularly Megan B. Brickley and Lori D'Ortenzio contributed equally to this study.

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Using teeth as tools: Investigating the mother–infant dyad and developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis using vitamin D deficiency

Brickley

Kahlon

D’Ortenzio

2019

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Incluso en aquellos países que por sus condiciones geográ-ficas tienen una exposición crónica a la luz solar, muestran prevalencias importantes de deficiencia (4,26,27) . Se menciona que el color de la piel puede influir en el aspecto socioeconómico y de comportamiento; esto ha sido mencionado en minorías de migrantes con piel oscura que son de alguna manera marginados económicamente y por ende tienen menos acceso de exposición al aire libre y menos posibilidades de obtener alimentos fortificados (28) .…”

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Deficiencia de la vitamina D en mujeres adolescentes con obesidad

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ResumenIntroducción. La deficiencia de vitamina está siendo considerada como un problema de salud pública. Objetivos. Describir el estatus de la vitamina D en adolescentes del género femenino con obesidad y determinar factores de asociación. Diseño. Estudio observacional, descriptivo y analítico. Lugar: Lima Metropolitana. Participantes. Adolescentes mujeres. Intervenciones. Se estudió 111 adolescentes, 58 obesas y 53 no obesas, de acuerdo al índice de masa corporal. Se llevó a cabo una encuesta de alimentos dirigida a aquellos que proporcionaran vitamina D y se identificó los suplementos vitamínicos. Se les midió la circunferencia de la cintura y se tomó la presión arterial. Se les hizo dosaje en sangre venosa de glucosa, perfil lipídico y 25 hidroxivitamina D. El estatus de la vitamina D se determinó con los criterios de Holick. El análisis estadístico se efectuó con las pruebas de t-student, chi cuadrado y ANOVA, con un intervalo de confianza del 95% y un nivel de significancia < 0,05. Principales medidas de resultados. Promedios, intervalos de confianza y prevalencias. Resultados. Se encontró un 10,8% de adolescentes con deficiencia de vitamina D (< 20 ng/mL), 11,3% en las no obesas y 10,3% en las obesas. La ingesta promedio de vitamina D fue de 1,8 ug (IC 1,4 a 2,2) en las no obesas y 1,7 ug (IC 1,4 a 2,1) en las obesas. Mientras que en los deficientes la ingesta fue 2,3 ug (IC 1,9 a 2,9) y 1,7 ug (IC 1,4 a 2) en los no deficientes. No hubo asociación entre la vitamina D y los factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Conclusiones. Una de cada 10 adolescentes presentó deficiencia de vitamina D y dos de cada 10 insuficiencia. Palabras clave. Vitamina D; Adolescentes; Obesidad. Abstract Introduction. Vitamin deficiency is being considered a public health problem. Objectives. To describe vitamin D status in female adolescents with obesity. Design. Observational, descriptive, analytical study. Location. Metropolitan Lima. Participants. Teenagers. Interventions. According to body mass index, 111 adolescents were studied, 58 were obese and 53 non-obese. A food survey was performed including those containing vitamin D and vitamin supplements. Waist circumference and blood pressure were obtained. Glucose, lipid profile and 25 hydroxyvitamin D were determined in serum. Vitamin D status was determined by Holick criteria. Statistical analysis used student-t test, chi-square and ANOVA, with a 95% confidence interval and a significance level of <0.05. Main outcome measures. Averages, confidence interval and prevalence. Results. Vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL) was found in 10.8% of adolescents, 11.3% in non-obese and 10.3% in the obese. Average vitamin D intake was 1.8 ug (95% IC 1.4-2.2) in non-obese and 1.7 ug (95% IC 1.4-2.1) in the obese. Intake was 2.3 ug (95% IC 1.9-2.9) in those deficient and 1.7 ug (95% CI 1.4-2) in the non-deficient. INTRODUCCIÓNHistóricamente, la vitamina D es conocida por su rol predominante en la homeostasia del calcio y fosforo y su deficiencia es el raquitismo. El descubrimiento de una serie de ...

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“…Specific dietary preferences may also lead to a deficiency in vitamin D and calcium. Children and adults consuming strict vegan and vegetarian diets have been shown to be more prone to developing vitamin D deficiency (Curtis et al, 1983;Messina and Mangels, 2001;Murphy and Allen, 2003;Brickley et al, 2014). Such strict diets are devoid of any animal products and without supplementation drastically limit the amount of vitamin D and calcium being consumed (Curtis et al, 1983;Messina and Mangels, 2001;Murphy and Allen, 2003;Pettifor, 2004).…”

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Assessment of diet and recognition of nutritional deficiencies in paleopathological studies: A review

Meyer

2016

Clinical Anatomy

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An essential part of paleopathology is the study of diet and nutrition as well as inferring aspects of diet and nutrition from the skeletal pathology. Interpretation of nutritional and metabolic disease-related pathologies often provides additional insight into the daily social and cultural practices of people. However, precise diagnoses of specific vitamin-related deficiencies in archaeological skeletal remains are still quite problematic and specific diagnoses are rarely possible. This partly stems from the fact that many nutritional or metabolic diseases do not necessarily result in an osteological response and when they do, the comorbidity and analogous osteological responses to vitamin deficiencies may hamper the definite diagnosis of nutrition-related disease. Clin. Anat. 29:862-869, 2016.

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Biocultural perspectives of vitamin D deficiency in the past

Cited by 47 publications

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Using teeth as tools: Investigating the mother–infant dyad and developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis using vitamin D deficiency

Using teeth as tools: Investigating the mother–infant dyad and developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis using vitamin D deficiency

Deficiencia de la vitamina D en mujeres adolescentes con obesidad

Assessment of diet and recognition of nutritional deficiencies in paleopathological studies: A review

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