Children in India – 1 in 7 extremely low Vitamin D, 1 in 10 prediabetic

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1% of school-age children and adolescents were diabetic

3% of school-age children and 4% of adolescents had high total cholesterol.

7% of school-age children and adolescents were at risk for chronic kidney disease.

5% of adolescents were classified as having hypertension

5% of children under five were stunted,

22 % of school-age children were stunted

Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey - 2016–2018

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Note: Most countries consider low to be <30 ng, India considers low to be <12 ng

Fewer children ages aged 1-4 deficient in the South

India is North of the Equator

* International Conference of Vitamin D Fortification of Food (India) – Sept 2018 * Why India's vitamin D deficiency is grim - 40 pages Feb 2014 * Rickets in 30 percent of infants in India who had low vitamin D – March 2011 * Majority of infant seizures in India due to lack of vitamin D - July 2010 * Type 1 Diabetes is prevented and treated by Vitamin D – review of 16 studies – Sept 2019 * Type II Diabetes in children in India increased 4 X in 20 years – Nov 2016 * Diabetes (Type II) in youths in India now 4 times more likely than 20 years ago (Vit D not mentioned) – Nov 2016 * Miraculous Physiological Activities of Vitamin D (30 to 100 ng) – Dec 2019 * Diabetes rising quickly in areas with recent air conditioning – June 2011 has the following map