%0 Journal Article %A Andrew Ozzard %A Gurdip Hear %A Gavin Morrison %A Mike Hoskin %T Vitamin D deficiency treated by consuming UVB-irradiated mushrooms %D 2008 %R 10.3399/bjgp08X341959 %J British Journal of General Practice %P 644-645 %V 58 %N 554 %X 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. %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/58/554/644.full.pdf