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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes Calcium Vitamin D
CCHS Canadian Community Health Survey
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CG Control group
CHMS Canadian Health Measures Survey
CI Confidence interval
CNF Canadian Nutrient File
CPBA Competitive protein binding assay
CVD Cardiovascular disease
CYP Cytochrome P450
DBP Vitamin D binding protein
DEQAS Vitamin D External Quality Assurance Scheme
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DRI Dietary Reference Intake
DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
EAR Estimated Average Requirement
EPIC European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition