Sun Damaged Skin

To Screen or Not - Has Sun Avoidance Gone Too Far?

Pratik Sufi | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Pratik Sufi

It is difficult to believe that in this age of plenty where there is an epidemic of obesity, more than 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D deficiency! Increasingly more patients are presenting with rickets and osteomalacia - but don't have high expectations of your doctor's ability to diagnose the condition early as patients with mild deficiency may not show any symptoms.