Indian Americans at High Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency

Indian Americans may be at a higher risk for Vitamin D deficiency because of the amount of melanin in their skins, says the author of a new study, published this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

According to an article posted in Indiawest.com, the study did not sample South Asian Americans as a group, but Adit Ginde, co-author of the study, told India West Vitamin D deficiency was particularly acute in darker-skinned people.

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