Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Obesity, Stunts Growth
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March 8th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT (UTC +0700) by IANS
Toronto, March 8 (IANS)
Vitamin D deficiency could be an unwitting invitation to obesity, weight gain or stunted growth among girls, says a new study. The ground-breaking research by McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) found an astonishing 59 percent of those who were studied had too little Vitamin D in their blood. Nearly a quarter had more serious deficiencies of the vitamin.
