Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common in Ghana despite Abundance of Sunlight: A Multicentre Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common in Ghana despite Abundance of Sunlight: A Multicentre Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Background. Vitamin D is a steroid hormone important for the normal functioning of the body. It is produced through skin exposure to sunlight and from the diet. Although Ghana is located in the tropics where sunlight is abundant, factors like culture, diet, skin pigmentation, variation in the ozone...

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Main Authors: Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Maxwell Hubert Antwi, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Edwin Ferguson Laing, Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim, Alexander Kwarteng, Benjamin Amoani, Seth Christopher Appiah, Bright Oppong Afranie, Stephen Opoku, Tonnies Abeku Buckman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9987141
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