Question

Investigate why Vitamin D deficiency diseases are quite common in UAE? List the consequences of its deficiency in children and adult.

Answer 1

Answer:

Although vitamin D deficiency has been studied in various adult populations, there are few data on the prevalence of this nutritional deficiency among healthy adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and to examine its correlates in adolescents aged 15 to 18 years.

Conclusions

In conclusion, vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were highly prevalent in females in the United Arab Emirates. Given the potential for serious morbidity, there is a need for urgent monitoring of vitamin D deficiency and timely correction of vitamin D status in the general UAE population by instituting public health measures such as encouragement of moderate sunlight exposure that has been shown to be effective in other Arab population

Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were highly prevalent in adolescents, and more common in girls.

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