69% people found deficient in vitamin D: Study

PUNE: Deficiency of sunshine Vitamin D is found prevalent in around 69 per cent of the population.
SRL Diagnostics a leading healthcare diagnostics player in India, conducted an extensive analysis of vitamin D reports from 37,010 people from four zones across India, only to discover that Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent in around 69 per cent of the population.
Meanwhile, 15 per cent more were found to be vitamin D insufficient, taking the total proportion of risk-prone Indians to 84 per cent.
"There are diagnostic tests to determine Vitamin D levels in the body. It is extremely essential to keep a check on the levels of deficiency in the body as it helps retain calcium. Sufficient vitamin D levels assist the body in reducing bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol, besides helping in the essential repair and maintenance activities in the body. It is directly linked to knee pains and osteoporosis," said B R Das, president (research and innovation), SRL Diagnostics Limited.
Doctors also point out that vitamin D directly benefits patients with diabetes and cardiovascular ailments. A sizeable body of evidence proves the link between vitamin D and people with diabetes and heart ailments. The human body's ideal dose of Vitamin D ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 IU (International Units) per day.