26 Jun 2018 --- A new study in the journal Public Health Nutrition has shown that the UK South-Asian population’s vitamin D levels are severely lacking, pointing to the urgent need for public health strategies to tackle low intakes of this micronutrient. Using data from the UK Biobank, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the vitamin D intake of UK South Asian adults through diet and supplementation. This population group traditionally has inadequate vitamin D levels in due to their darker skin pigmentation, low sun exposure to the skin due to dress coverage and a tendency to avoid the sun.
