Assignment: Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency

Who is at risk of vitamin D deficiency in your town? a. Assume you have a friend or relative living in a nursing home. Find out about how much time nursing-home residents spend outdoors without sunscreen or clothing covering their skin. Do you think they are at risk for vitamin D deficiency? Why or why not? b. At higher northern and southern latitudes little vitamin D is synthesized in the winter months. Is your community located at a latitude greater than 40o north or south? c. How much time do the schoolchildren at your local elementary school spend outdoors during recess? Do you think they are at risk for vitamin D deficiency? Why or why not? d. Do a survey to determine the percentage of people who apply sunscreen daily.Why might sunscreen affect vitamin D status?

 

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