TY - JOUR T1 - Vitamin D deficiency treated by consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 644 LP - 645 DO - 10.3399/bjgp08X341959 VL - 58 IS - 554 AU - Andrew Ozzard AU - Gurdip Hear AU - Gavin Morrison AU - Mike Hoskin Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/58/554/644.abstract N2 - Deficiency of vitamin D is usually caused by dietary deficiency and/or lack of exposure to sunlight in dark skinned individuals living at northern latitudes. Simple vitamin D deficiency is commonly treated by prescribing a vitamin D containing calcium supplement. This report presents a patient who rejected this approach and instead, after researching alternative treatment options independently, opted to self-treat by consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms. The beneficial effect of this on the patient's plasma biochemical markers is shown. Further research into the beneficial effect of consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms is required. ER -