DAY 1: Vitamin D – Past and Present in the Nordic Countries
Tuesday 20th November 2018, 9.00-17.00 (Athena Building, Auditorium 107)
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During the presentations, questions can be sent by email to the workshop secretary (suvi.itkonen_at_helsinki.fi). The questions will be answered at the end of the discussion sections or during the session II if time is available. Please indicate to whom the question is addressed.
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.05 Welcome address
Professor Christel Lamberg-Allardt, University of Helsinki, Finland
9.05-12.40 Session I: Background – Insights into Vitamin D
9.05-0.40 Session I, part I
Chair: Senior Researcher, PhD Rikke Andersen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
9.05-9.25 Nordic and EFSA dietary reference values for vitamin D
Professor Inge Tetens, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
9.25-9.45 Vitamin D status in Europe and especially in the Nordic countries
Professor Christel Lamberg-Allardt, University of Helsinki, Finland
9.45-10.05 Effects and possible side effect of vitamin D supplementation
Professor Haakon Meyer, University of Oslo & Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
10.05-10.25 UVB radiation and vitamin D
Senior Researcher, PhD Kristin Holvik, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
10.25-10.40 Discussion
10.40-11.05 Coffee break
11.05-12.40 Session I, part II
Chair: PhD Jóhanna Torfadóttir, Icelandic Cancer Society, Iceland
11.05-11.25 Vitamin D fortification
Senior Researcher, PhD Rikke Andersen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
11.25-11.45 Values in food databanks – The role of 25OHD
Senior Scientist, PhD Jette Jakobsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
11.45-12.05 Vitamin D – target for personalized nutrition?
Professor Carsten Carlberg, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
12.05-12.25 Vitamin D status in the neighbourhood countries – the Baltic experience
Dr Mart Kull, University of Tartu & Viljandi Hospital, Estonia
12.25-12.40 Discussion
12.40-14.00 Lunch break (lunch at own cost)
14.00-17.00 Session II: Vitamin D Situation in the Nordic Countries
Presentations and discussion on the following topics:
- Implementations of the NNR2012 vitamin D recommendations
- Recommendations in the different countries
- Strategies in the Nordic countries to reach recommendations: fortification policies, supplementation policies, sun exposure policies
- Vitamin D status in the Nordic countries: age groups, ethnic groups
- The evidence and the effect of strategies: effect of fortification, effect of supplementation
Chairs: Professor Inge Tetens, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Professor Haakon Meyer, University of Oslo & Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Speakers:
- Senior Researcher, PhD Rikke Andersen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- Professor Christel Lamberg-Allardt, University of Helsinki, Finland
- PhD Jóhanna Torfadóttir, Icelandic Cancer Society, Iceland
- Senior Researcher, PhD Kristin Holvik, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
- Senior Researcher, PhD Ahmed Madar, University of Oslo, Norway
- Nutritionist, PhD Hanna Eneroth, Livsmedelsverket, Sweden
15.15-15.45 Coffee break
15.45-17.00 Session II continues
16.45-17.00 Conclusions and suggestions for the future - Closing of the day
Professor Haakon Meyer, University of Oslo & Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Day 2: Vitamin D – Present and Future Challenges in the Nordic Countries
Wednesday 21st November 2018, 9.00-13.30 (Athena Building, Room 166)
Closed meeting
9.00-13.30 Workshop on the Present and Future Challenges regarding Vitamin D Situation in the Nordic Countries
9.00-9.10 Introduction to the Day 2
MD, PhD Anne Björk, Uppsala University, Sweden
9.10-11.10 Group working - definition of problems and suggestion for actions
Topics for group working
- Risk groups for low status and intake by age (children, adolescents and the elderly)
- Pregnancy and infants
- Risk groups by ethnicity and food habits (vegetarians)
- Use of supplementation and supplementation recommendations especially the risk of high intake
- Fortification recommendations and actions
11.10-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-12.30 Working group reports
12.30-13.30 Conclusions and suggestions
MD, PhD Anne Björk, Uppsala University, Sweden
13.30 Closing of the meeting