Free
60mins
VITAMIN D UPDATE SERIES
SESSION 1: VITAMIN D, AN UPDATE – CURRENT & FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Professor Susan Lanham-New
Professor Bernard Corfe
23 June 8–9pm
VITAMIN D UPDATE SERIES
SESSION 1: VITAMIN D, AN UPDATE – CURRENT & FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Professor Susan Lanham-New
Professor Bernard Corfe
23 June 8–9pm
Free
60mins
CONTENT AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Vitamin D is unique – it is a prohormone which is produced in the skin during exposure to sunlight (UVB radiation at 290-315 nm) with, usually, smaller amounts obtained from food.
Vitamin D status is reflected by the level of the circulating metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), which is produced by hepatic hydroxylation of vitamin D coming from either skin or the gut from oral intake.
During the winter months in areas of middle-high latitude, the solar elevation remains low throughout the short daylight period and there is insufficient solar UVB to support appreciable vitamin D synthesis. For most people, dietary intake does not fully supply the body’s vitamin D needs and so vitamin D status declines during the winter.
Vitamin D is important to a number of key health outcomes in humans (and animals). We are delighted to welcome world-renowned expert Professor Susan Lanham-New to provide the latest research and policy.
This is the first in our three-part Vitamin D Update Series.
WATCH THE WEBINAR TO
GAIN CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF:
- The definition of vitamin D and how it is metabolised by humans (and animals)
- What the main dietary sources of vitamin D are and whether vitamin D2 and D3 are equally bioavailable
- The differences in the current dietary recommendations for vitamin D globally and how these vitamin D intakes can be met
- How vitamin D is important to specific health outcomes, particularly musculo-skeletal health
BE AWARE OF:
- What the controversies are surrounding the definitions of vitamin D ‘deficiency/sufficiency’ worldwide
- How is vitamin D measured and what are the problems with respect to vitamin D assessment
- Those health outcomes (established and emerging) which are affected by poor vitamin D status
BE ABLE TO:
- Understand and identify which population groups are most ‘at risk’ of vitamin D deficiency
- Summarise the best strategies for optimising vitamin D status in individuals and groups
- Critically review the vitamin D literature and distinguish between scientifically rigorous studies and those which (may purport) to show a link (or otherwise) between vitamin D and health outcomes
Please note, webinars are not intended to be used by non-medically qualified individuals or as a substitute for, or basis for any medical treatment.
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Guest speaker
Professor Susan Lanham-New
Head of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Surrey
Susan is Professor of Human Nutrition and Head of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Surrey. Her area of research is in the field of nutrition and bone health, with a particular focus on vitamin D. She is a member of SACN Main Committee and was on the 2010-2016 SACN Vitamin D Working Group, which was responsible for setting the new UK Vitamin D Requirements. She is Honorary Secretary for the Nutrition Society; a member of the Scientific Committee for the Royal Osteoporosis Society and Governor of the British Nutrition Foundation. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the Nutrition Society Textbook Series (seven textbooks, more than 90,000 sales). She led the University of Surrey application which won the 2017/2018 Queen’s Anniversary Prize in the area of Food & Nutrition for Health. Susan has published widely on vitamin D issues, including what is the accurate science behind the vitamin D and COVID-19 story.
Chair
Professor Bernard Corfe
Human Nutrition Research Centre, Newcastle University
Bernard is Professor of Human Nutrition and Health at the University of Newcastle and an Honorary Fellow at the University of Sheffield. His research is in the area of nutrition in gut health, particularly Cancer, IBS, IBS, and appetite regulation and with a particular focus on understanding mechanisms of action of nutrients. Bernard is an effective multidisciplinary researcher employing a range of approaches spanning nutrition trials and molecular biology, and has had collaborations in mathematics, computing and humanities. Bernard is currently a Trustee and Honorary Programmes Officer for the Nutrition Society, has led several high-profile conferences in nutrition-disease areas including gut health, mental health and cancer as well as contributing to the Society’s training academy through development of critical appraisal skills. He is on the editorial boards of the European Journal of Nutrition, the International Journal of Experimental Pathology as well as an associate editor for Nutrition & Cancer and a guest editor for Cancers.
WEBINAR HOST AND MODERATOR
Tanya Haffner, CEO RD MyNutriWeb
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This webinar has been kindly run in association with Diabetes UK
About Diabetes UK
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Their vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. Diabetes affects more people than any other serious health condition in the UK.
They are leading the fight against the most devastating and fastest growing health crisis of our time.
It’s a fight that involves all of us – sharing knowledge and taking diabetes on together.
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SESSION 2: Vitamin D and Gut Health
Colon Pathobiology: Evidence or Aspiration?
Professor Bernard Corfe
SESSION 3: Vitamin D and Immune Health
Professor Martin Hewison
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