Vitamin D deficiency can be difficult to spot, BBC reports
Health · First reported 30 Oct, 00:29 · Updated 03:39
The BBC profiles two young people diagnosed with low vitamin D and explains factors that affect vitamin D production, symptoms clinicians describe, and proposals to identify and address deficiency earlier. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- Saskia Reeves-Priestley, 23, collapsed at work; subsequent blood tests found her vitamin D level was extremely low. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- The article says sunlight is the main source of vitamin D for the body, and that season, location, skin coverage, sunscreen use and skin tone affect production. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- Clinicians quoted in the article describe deficiency as hard to detect and discuss raising the classification threshold, food fortification and supplements as possible responses. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca)
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- Reeves-Priestley’s age
- 23 (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- Survey finding
- Nearly a quarter of 11- to 18-year-olds were classed as vitamin D deficient last year. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- Doctor testing
- The article says doctors do not routinely offer blood tests for vitamin D deficiency. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca; f99f2dc8-b90d-446e-9373-6675a419256c)
- Food fortification in the UK
- The longer article says some foods, including breakfast cereals and spreads, are fortified voluntarily. (5e2c2c45-46b3-41ba-ae3c-a71d60fa0cca)
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