Teenage girls and young women who are overweight have a higher chance of being deficient in vitamin D, scientists have found in research that strengthens the case for wider use of supplements. The research shows that even in a sunshine-rich climate similar to Sydney's it is possible for young people to lack the essential vitamin, which the body usually produces from sun exposure.
Read article in the Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Being fat is linked to vitamin D deficiency
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