Vitamin D deficiency prevails in epidemic proportions all over the Indian subcontinent, with a
prevalence of 70%–100% in the general population. In India, widely consumed food items …

Worldwide, nutritional rickets continues to be an evolving problem with several causes. This
paper provides an updated literature review characterising the prevalence, aetiology …

Justification The emerging literature on prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India,
prevention and treatment strategies of rickets, and extra-skeletal benefits of vitamin D …

Nutritional rickets remains a global public health problem, despite effective and inexpensive
means to prevent and treat the disease. It is most prevalent in the infant/toddler age groups …

Abstract Justification Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is being increasingly reported from India
from all age-groups. Reports suggest that VDD affects all age groups, from neonates to …

Background: Little if any cutaneous production of vitamin D3 occurs at latitudes above and
below 35° N and 35° S during the winter months. It was postulated that those residing in …

Background Vitamin D plays an important role in diverse physiological functions in addition
to its role in bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is very common in elderly people, but there …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of VDD and associated risk factors among children in
the age group of 6–18 years in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Methods: A community-based …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with rickets in children, with osteoporosis in the elderly, is
thought to increase the risk of certain cancers and of cardiovascular diseases, and may have …

Anemia has been identified as a severe public health concern among young children in
India, however, information on the prevalence of anemia attributed to micronutrient …