Vitamin D deficiency in women in Saudia Arabia

Vitamin D deficiency in women in Saudia Arabia

Introduction

Worldwide, more than one billion people suffer from vitamin D and the U.S., the NHANES III conducted between 2001 and 2004 showed that 77% of adults in the U.S. have this deficiency. Failure rates have increased because people have limited their exposure to the sun due to the risk of skin cancer. People living in the vicinity of the equatorial zone and exposed to sunlight without sunscreen have elevated levels of vitamin D, however, females have deficiencies of vitamin D found in regions that limiting the exposure of skin to sunlight, as in the case of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, Turkey, India and Lebanon.

Thesis Statement

This research paper focuses on finding the fact about the vitamin D deficiency in women of Saudia Arabia.

Discussion

Several researches in the past have illustrated that the rate of Vitamin D deficiency is comparatively quite alarming in Saudi Arabia than any other part of the world. Studies have shown that almost 80% of the Saudia women are suffering from the deficiency of Vitamin D. It is because of the fact that Saudi women usually spend their whole time in their homes which are normally indoors or when they come out from their homes, they use to cover their head-toe with black garments. It is quite serious because people who suffer from such vitamin may fall behind and face many difficulties. When a Saudi woman needs to go out they usually go with their head covered. It should be noted that the deficiency of Vitamin D is covered during the sun light; because vitamin D is made up by us by others are not going anywhere (Laleye, 2011).

People at High Risk for Vitamin D

It is also risk for the Saudi women's because of ...