Vitamin D deficiency has been found in 76 percent of India’s population. This data of research is based on the test of more than 2.2 lakh people living in about 27 cities of India. This survey has been done by Tata Group.
According to this survey, the age of people affected by Vitamin D deficiency is 25 years and below. Please tell that 79 percent men and about 75 percent women were included in this survey.
According to information, the number of people with vitamin D deficiency is high in Surat and Vadodara. 88 percent people in Surat and 89 percent in Vadodara are suffering from vitamin D deficiency. Apart from this, 72 percent people in Delhi-NCR were found to be deficient in this vitamin.
The biggest decrease in youth
The deficiency of this vitamin was seen most in the youth. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 84 percent youth up to 25 years. While such a situation was seen in 81 percent of people in the 25-40 age group.
According to the survey, it has come to the fore that the deficiency of Vitamin-D has increased further in the lockdown caused by Kovid. At the same time, experts say that the reason for the lack of Vitamin-D in the body of the people is due to the lockdown as well as pollution and the inclusion of junk food in the diet. Most of the youth do not eat nutritious food.
Talking to ABP, General Physician Dr. Rajeev Kumar says that Vitamin D works to strengthen and keep healthy our bones, teeth, muscles of our body. Apart from this, it also strengthens the body’s immune system.
What is Vitamin D and where to get it?
Dr. Rajeev said that Vitamin D is commonly known as the vitamin obtained from sunlight. This is also because this vitamin is made by the rays of the sun on the skin of our body. It helps the body to digest calcium and phosphate which keep bones, teeth and muscles strong and healthy.
According to Dr. Rajeev, Vitamin D is mainly available from sunlight only. But even after this, people of India and many African countries are most affected by Vitamin D deficiency. One reason for this is the diet of the people here.
Tablets or supplements can also be taken for adequate amount of Vitamin D in the body. However, it becomes so expensive that the large population of India will not be able to buy and eat it always.
how much is enough
According to the doctors, if the quantity of Vitamin-D in our body is 75 nano grams then it is considered correct. At the same time, people with less than that are considered to be victims of vitamin D deficiency.
Symptoms of Vitamin-D Deficiency
If there is a deficiency of Vitamin D in the body, then you can detect this deficiency by paying attention to the symptoms like early fatigue, swelling in the feet, muscle weakness, joint pain without work.
Dr. Rajeev said that vitamin-D deficiency gradually starts weakening the parts of the human body, due to which there is more pain in bones, muscles and joints with increasing age.
Vitamin D is very important for the overall development, metabolism, immunity and mental health of the people. Due to its deficiency, people are at risk of problems like prostate cancer, depression, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and rickets.
How to remove Vitamin-D deficiency
According to bone doctor Mohit Yadav, “It is a bit difficult to remove the deficiency of vitamin D in our body through food. Talking about diet, this vitamin is found in the yellow part of the egg and fish. Therefore, its The best way to prevent deficiency is to walk in the sun with minimal clothing and take an oral supplement of vitamin-D.”
What is the percentage of Vitamin D deficiency in the population of which city?
According to the survey, the people of Vadodara are most deficient in Vitamin D. Here 89 percent people are victims of Vitamin D deficiency. On the other hand, 72 percent people in Delhi NCR, 88 percent in Surat, 85 percent in Ahmedabad, 82 percent in Patna, 78 percent in Mumbai are vitamin D deficient.
Apart from this, 82% in Nashik, 82% in Visakhapatnam, 82% in Ranchi, 81% in Jaipur, 81% in Chennai, 81% in Bhopal, 80% in Indore, 79% in Pune, 79% in Kolkata, 79 in Varanasi %, Mumbai 78%, Prayagraj 78%, Bengaluru 77%, Agra 76%, Hyderabad 76%, Chandigarh 76%, Dehradun 75%, Meerut 74%, Delhi-NCR 72% Suffer from D deficiency.
What does the 2022 report say
In a 2022 report of Science Journal Nature, it was told that in 2022, about 49 crore people of India were suffering from Vitamin-D deficiency. According to this research, in countries like India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tunisia, about 20 percent of the total population was suffering from vitamin-D deficiency.
Earlier this research was done in the year 2020. At that time 76 percent of the people of India were deficient in Vitamin-D. According to the study, it has come to the fore that the deficiency of Vitamin-D had increased further during the lockdown caused by Covid.
