A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among adolescent girls in selected Indian states.

Published in: Nutrition and health (2018)

High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among adolescent girls identifies the need to introduce screening of adolescents and introduce proven public-health interventions such as fortification of foods to address deficiency.

Keyphrases

public health
physical activity
young adults
risk factors
genome wide
dna methylation
gene expression
smoking cessation