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August 10, 2023
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Abstract
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.
Keywords: Vitamin D, heliophobic, vitamin D deficiency, hypervitaminosis
*Dept. of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
†Endocrinologist, Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Care, National Highway Gulshan Nagar, Srinagar, India
‡CEO and Chief of Endocrinology, Chellaram Hospital – Diabetes Care & Multispeciality, Pune, Maharashtra, India
#Endocrinologist, Dept. of Endocrinology, Rudraksh Superspeciality Care, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
¥Dept. of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Consultant Endocrinologist, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
£Professor and Head (Unit 1), Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
^Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology, KIMS Medical College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Address for correspondence
Dr Sanjay Kalra
Dept. of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India; University Center for
Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
E-mail: brideknl@gmail.com
Updated version of the Article: Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2023;33(10):15-27.
Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, Vol. 33, No. 11, April 2023