VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY - ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Vitamin D deficiency has become a common problem for many individuals not only in Australia, but it is also a worldwide health problem as it is accumulatively linked to a variety of diseases across all age groups and diverse biological and environmental determinants. In developed and developing countries, vitamin D deficiency situation is likely different due to social norm and behavioural determinants rather than the shortage of health service support. In the light of this paper, the situation of vitamin D deficiency in high-risk groups as well as certain reasons for the occurrent situation in devloped countries in which the paper explore and collect data from an example of Australia.