Studies monitoring vitamin D status in athletes are seldom conducted for a period of 12 months or longer, thereby lacking insight into seasonal fluctuations. The objective of the cur-rent study was to identify seasonal changes in total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concen-tration throughout the year. …

Studies monitoring vitamin D status in athletes are seldom conducted for a period of 12 months or longer, thereby lacking insight into seasonal fluctuations. The objective of the cur-rent study was to identify seasonal changes in total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concen-tration throughout the year. …

De john Moores University in Liverpool verwelkomde van 6 t/m 9 juli 2011 bijna 2000 sportwetenschappers, afkomstig uit zestig landen, voor het jaarlijkse ECSS congres. Het programma bestond uit ruim 400 lezingen en ruim 1200 posters. In dit artikel een beknopte impressie van dit congres.