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    Dr. Praharsha Mulpur

    Consultant Orthopaedic and Robotic Joint Replacement Surgeon | Sunshine Hospitals & KIMS Kondapur | MAKO Robotic Surgery Specialist

    about 2 months ago

    Vitamin D Deficiency in College Students Is Rampant I take…

    Vitamin D Deficiency in College Students Is Rampant I take care of research in my own institute, and we've looked at all age groups. I personally do more sports injuries and joint replacement, so I'm seeing the spectrum of patients right from young to old. You'd be surprised to see that almost, if you look at just the school going age or college going age, 18 to 20, the vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency proportion would be as high as 45 to 50%. That's why a lot of times when we try to treat, we don't really have to chase them down and say, "You need to get a 1,500 rupee test done, you're probably deficient," and there's no harm in empirically treating that without having a specific blood test done for that. Even in the older age group, vitamin D deficiency is quite rampant, and that's something that, if it's not evaluated for, it's worth evaluating and then c

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