Deficiency of vitamin D in Asian children

A study done by the Burney Health Care Trust postulated that the Asian children are at a risk to vitamin D deficiency.

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The team said that it is less cheap to provide supplements than to treat problems caused by the deficiency.

However, it is present in some food but the main source of vitamin D is sunlight.

It's important for the formation of healthy bones and deficiency causes rickets, poor tooth formation, stunned growth and ill health.

People with dark skin are prone to the deficiency because it reduces the capacity of the skin to manufacture the vitamin from the sun.

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