Abstract Introduction/Background: Although vitamin D deficiency has been documented as a
frequent problem in studies of young adults, elderly persons and children in other countries …

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is considered as one of the most common undiagnosed
medical conditions in the world. Studies from India have reported prevalence of vitamin D …

Background: Authors examined serum vitamin D status among the healthy school children
belonging to the south Indian state of Kerala. Methods: A cross-sectional study, participants …

AIMS: The aim of this study is to assess the serum Vitamin D level and also to find out the
prevalence of VDD among children and adolescents in Agartala, a major city in North-east …

Background Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient for the overall health and well-being of
individuals. For strong musculoskeletal and neurological development of human body …

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the common nutritional deficiency and it exists in
both childhood and adult life. Vitamin D not only regulate calcium and bone metabolism but …

Objective To assess the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and associated risk
factors amongst children in the age group of 6–18 y residing at an altitude of 1000 mts and …

Background: The data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in apparently healthy
children from India is limited. Objective: To assess the prevalence of VDD in apparently …

Background: Vitamin D is an essential prohormone for the normal skeletal and extraskeletal
health. Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is an unrecognized epidemic among children and …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is widespread among the children worldwide. Most of the
third world countries have the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, especially among the …