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We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast

"Vitamin D and the Athlete" with Dr Daniel Owens PhD

Nov 28, 2020
58:45

Episode 149 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Vitamin D and the Athlete" with Dr Daniel Owens PhD (Liverpool John Moores University, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

  • Overview of Vitamin D and its unique characteristics
  • Why Vitamin D is one of the most "on trend" sports supplements used by elite and recreational athletes
  • From health to performance: The biological influences of Vitamin D (incl. immunity, bone, and muscle)
  • Deficiency, insufficiency and adequacy explored (incl. influencing factors such as diet, sun exposure during winter, skin colour, clothing and sunscreen etc)
  • Test, don't guess: assessing Vitamin D Status
  • Vitamin D supplements (incl. dosage, what forms, when, and when not to supplement))

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