Risk Groups for Vitamin D Deficiency

  • The elderly
  • Pregnant women
  • Obese individuals
  • Skin cancer patients
  • People with darker complexions
  • Exclusively breast fed infants
  • Infants born to Vitamin D deficient mothers
  • Individuals who habitually wear whole body coverings
  • Those who have inadequate access to sunlight or live in an environment with excessive air pollution
  • Housebound or institutionalised individuals


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