Executive summary: Anchovy, chicken eggs, and cod liver oil are identified as the most viable food sources of vitamin D during an Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenario, with anchovy emerging as the top option due to its high vitamin D content, bioavailability, and production scalability.
Key points:
Weighted matrices were used to evaluate foods based on criteria like vitamin D concentration, bioavailability, nutritional value, and production scalability.
Anchovy scored highest overall, with availability in the first 9-18 months of a crisis. Eggs and cod liver oil are viable for the first 3-9 months.
Recommended daily portions to meet vitamin D needs were calculated for different age groups and crisis periods.
Other potential vitamin D sources like lanolin, enriched yeast, and lichens warrant further research.
Limitations include lack of bioavailability data and not evaluating all foods for production scalability.
Future work should explore more foods, additional evaluation criteria, and regional production capacities to optimize vitamin D availability during crises.
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Executive summary: Anchovy, chicken eggs, and cod liver oil are identified as the most viable food sources of vitamin D during an Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenario, with anchovy emerging as the top option due to its high vitamin D content, bioavailability, and production scalability.
Key points:
Weighted matrices were used to evaluate foods based on criteria like vitamin D concentration, bioavailability, nutritional value, and production scalability.
Anchovy scored highest overall, with availability in the first 9-18 months of a crisis. Eggs and cod liver oil are viable for the first 3-9 months.
Recommended daily portions to meet vitamin D needs were calculated for different age groups and crisis periods.
Other potential vitamin D sources like lanolin, enriched yeast, and lichens warrant further research.
Limitations include lack of bioavailability data and not evaluating all foods for production scalability.
Future work should explore more foods, additional evaluation criteria, and regional production capacities to optimize vitamin D availability during crises.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.