Plummeting Vitamin D level in children disconcerting
The Hindu
With little to no outdoor activities depriving their exposure to sunlight, deficiency of Vitamin D has become rampant among children leading to musculoskeletal disorders.While Vitamin D level in exces
With little to no outdoor activities depriving their exposure to sunlight, deficiency of Vitamin D has become rampant among children leading to musculoskeletal disorders. While Vitamin D level in excess of 50 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml) is considered sufficient, between 30 and 50ng/ml is insufficient and below 30ng/ml is considered low. Locked up inside their homes for more than a year, it is found plummeting to alarming level of 10ng/ml or below in children. “While the deficiency is age-neutral, it's particularly worse in children causing muscle and joint pain and brittleness of bones. Exposure to sunlight for about 30 minutes a day is the simplest solution,” said Manoj G. Panicker, head of the general medicine department at Ernakulam General Hospital.More Related News