Severe vitamin D deficiencies in UK South Asian population puts their health at risk

(University of Surrey) 20 percent of the middle-aged UK South Asian population may have a very severe vitamin D deficiency, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. Such deficiency can lead to health problems such as osteomalacia (softening of the bones) and other chronic diseases.
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