Vitamin D deficiency: Possible Reasons
An internist and Gastroenterologist in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Dr. Abdullah Al-Dhiyabi explained the causes of Vitamin D deficiency in the body.
Al-Dhiyabi through his Twitter handle stated that, among the causes of Vitamin D deficiency in the body are many of this mentioned below.
* Decreased exposure to the Sun.
* Chronic liver disease
* Gastric operations
* Small intestine diseases
* Medicines like epilepsy and cortisone.
He confirmed that the normal level of Vitamin D in the body is 30 to 40 ng/mL, the other unit is 75 to 100 nmol/L.
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Al-Dhiyabi explained that, Vitamin D is considered deficient, if it is less than 20 ng/mL and in the other unit it is less than 50 nmol/L.
