90% of UAE Population Face Vitamin D Deficiency
- Over 90% of the UAE population is Vitamin D-deficient and the food industry is now being asked to fortify products, according to a DHA official
- DHA has started a 22-week food education programme in nurseries to train parents on how to provide balanced nutrition to their children
- The Chairman and Director-General of DHA stressed upon the importance of balanced nutrition in stopping malnutrition and non-communicable and chronic diseases
- In the UAE, absorption of Vitamin D is possible in sunlight only from 10:00 AM to 03:00 PM
- The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is a government organization overseeing the health system of the emirate of Dubai
- Vitamin D increased intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and has many other beneficial biological effects
- Vitamin D deficiency is a major health issue around the world and adults require to have 2,000 units of Vitamin D per day
- A child requires 1.5gm protein per kilogram of the body weight and requires several other micro-nutrients such as iron, Vitamin A, B, C, D and K
- People need to expose nearly 40% of their skin, avoid wearing a sunscreen and face sunlight for 30 minutes in a day to absorb Vitamin D
