Vitamin D in Clinical Practice: Current Perspectives
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India is a heliophobic country; despite ample sunshine, almost 490 million people are vitamin D deficient in the country. Additionally, the Indian diet has not been successful in providing the daily need for vitamin D, leading to a vitamin D deficiency. The need to fortifying food with vitamin D has been raised several times. Besides, there have been discussions about whether vitamin D is a hormone or a vitamin? In this review, the authors have reviewed vitamin D deficiency and its status in India, assessment and screening, the role of vitamin D in various disease conditions, dosage recommendation and regimen.
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Vitamin D in Clinical Practice: Current Perspectives. (2023). Indian Journal Of Clinical Practice, 33(11), 13-25. https://ojs.ijcp.in/index.php/IJCP/article/view/148