Nearly 39% in eastern India face Vitamin D inadequacy. One in five Indians deficient. Report urges fortified staples, tax cuts & targeted supplements to tackle silent health crisis.
Dr R. Goswami, professor of endocrinology at AIIMS, says ‘sunshine exposure’ is best way to get Vitamin D, highlights long-term impact of deficiency on human body.
Advisory comes in backdrop of various studies demonstrating links between serum concentrations of Vit D & a variety of common disorders including autoimmune and infectious diseases.
CSIR scientists say three food-processing cluster centres will be set up in Sikkim, each cluster likely to empower 250 households by providing them additional income.
Adequate Vitamin D levels may prove key in preventing Covid risk & reducing severity of infection. But levels of supplements needed should be decided in consultation with doctors.
While researchers of the Spanish study claim that Calcifediol can reduce severe risk of infection and death in Covid patients with pulmonary symptoms, experts are not so convinced.
Vitamin D deficiency is a known risk factor for muscle wasting in malnourished children, but the standard treatment contains relatively modest amounts of this vital micronutrient.
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SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.
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