I love how thorough this post is. However, I’m not sure why you chose to research the production of vitamin D in an ASRS over other nutrients Pham et al. 2022 found would be deficient given adequate ASRS responses, such as vitamins E and K. ¿Are the effects of vitamin D deficiency worse, or maybe it is more feasible to produce than vitamins E and K?
Hi Milan, I hope you are doing well. As you mention, Pham et al. (2022) conclude that, in the event of an ASRS, there would be a shortage of foods capable of providing vitamins E, K and D. However, for the purposes of this project, it was decided to focus on vitamin D for some reasons. First, vitamin D is important for human health, as it plays a fundamental role in calcium regulation and bone maintenance. Although deficiencies in vitamins E and K also have consequences, such as coagulation problems (vitamin K) and cellular damage due to oxidative stress (vitamin E), vitamin D is particularly relevant in scenarios where sun exposure is limited, such as in a large-scale ASRS, because the lack of sunlight directly affects the body’s ability to produce vitamin D naturally, which made it a focal point for this research. On the other hand, the purpose of the research was to narrow the focus to delve deeper into a specific area, and vitamin D was selected because there were already some foods proposed in the ALLFED article, which facilitated the development of the analysis without excessively broadening the scope because the time planned for the preparation of the article was relatively short. Due to the exploratory nature of the project, the aim was to propose viable solutions for a crucial micronutrient, leaving room for future research to complement and enrich this field of research. I hope I have answered your question and I greatly appreciate your comments.
I love how thorough this post is. However, I’m not sure why you chose to research the production of vitamin D in an ASRS over other nutrients Pham et al. 2022 found would be deficient given adequate ASRS responses, such as vitamins E and K. ¿Are the effects of vitamin D deficiency worse, or maybe it is more feasible to produce than vitamins E and K?
Hi Milan, I hope you are doing well.
As you mention, Pham et al. (2022) conclude that, in the event of an ASRS, there would be a shortage of foods capable of providing vitamins E, K and D. However, for the purposes of this project, it was decided to focus on vitamin D for some reasons. First, vitamin D is important for human health, as it plays a fundamental role in calcium regulation and bone maintenance. Although deficiencies in vitamins E and K also have consequences, such as coagulation problems (vitamin K) and cellular damage due to oxidative stress (vitamin E), vitamin D is particularly relevant in scenarios where sun exposure is limited, such as in a large-scale ASRS, because the lack of sunlight directly affects the body’s ability to produce vitamin D naturally, which made it a focal point for this research.
On the other hand, the purpose of the research was to narrow the focus to delve deeper into a specific area, and vitamin D was selected because there were already some foods proposed in the ALLFED article, which facilitated the development of the analysis without excessively broadening the scope because the time planned for the preparation of the article was relatively short. Due to the exploratory nature of the project, the aim was to propose viable solutions for a crucial micronutrient, leaving room for future research to complement and enrich this field of research.
I hope I have answered your question and I greatly appreciate your comments.
Hi Juliana! Thank you for your response, it indeed answers my question quite clearly.