Romaina Iqbal, Aysha Habib Khan.
Possible causes of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in Pakistani population residing in Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;60(1):1-2.

The question remains that are we not getting enough sun exposure or are we breaking down this vitamin more rapidly? More detailed studies are required to unravel the cause of the vitamin D deficiency and calculation of population based prevalence rates requires large studies in community settings.14 More active measures are needed to increase awareness to health care professionals and their clients about the importance of vitamin D for health, including the need for exposure to sunlight, adequate dietary intake of vitamin D and implementation of current recommendations to improve their vitamin D status. (Editorial)

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