Vitamin D deficiency ‘a major epidemic’ - TanToday

eileen · 2nd March 2009, 09:25 PM

Mar 2nd, 2009

The American Public Health Association (APHA) has set out to raise awareness of vitamin D deficiency among children and adults alike, a phenomenon that it sees as a top public health issue in the U.S.

According to the association, 30-40 percent of American children and 40-50 percent of adults are at risk of the deficiency which stems mainly from low sunlight exposure, age-related decreases in vitamin D formation through the skin and a diet low in vitamin D.

SOURCE LINK & FULL ARTICLE: Vitamin D deficiency ‘a major epidemic’ | Personal Liberty Digest

2nd March 2009, 09:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
eileen Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,993	Vitamin D deficiency ‘a major epidemic’ Mar 2nd, 2009 The American Public Health Association (APHA) has set out to raise awareness of vitamin D deficiency among children and adults alike, a phenomenon that it sees as a top public health issue in the U.S. According to the association, 30-40 percent of American children and 40-50 percent of adults are at risk of the deficiency which stems mainly from low sunlight exposure, age-related decreases in vitamin D formation through the skin and a diet low in vitamin D. SOURCE LINK & FULL ARTICLE: Vitamin D deficiency ‘a major epidemic’ \| Personal Liberty Digest __________________ *"under exposure to uv light is as dangerous as over exposure to uv light"* ......eileen

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