CEJ # 3

Study finds obesity can 'lead to lack of vitamin D'

A study suggests obesity can lower vitamin D levels in the body. It found every 10% rise in body mass index led to a 4% drop of available vitamin D in the body. The larger storage capacity in obese people may prevent it from circulating in the bloodstream. Vitamin D is made in the skin after sun exposure and can be taken in dietary supplements. Healthy levels are about 50 nano mole per liter,  less than 30 nano mole per liter can cause the softening and weakening of bones.

  This news to me is really frightening, because I know a lot of obese people. To think that they are all suffering from deprivation of vitamin D is pretty scary. It's especially scary because a lot of people in the world are obese.