review of vitamin D in Pakistani population

ABSTRACT

Vitamin D is a secosteroid which has an important function in bone metabolism and immunomodulation. Decreased levels of vitamin D are associated with many critical diseases like cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis and osteoporosis. Low vitamin D can cause obesity and restrict bone growth and bone health in children and adults. Despite being near to equator, Pakistani citizens suffer from low vitamin D levels making them prone to many diseases and there is no guidelines for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency in general and diseased population of Pakistan. This review highlights the prevalence of vitamin D in different disease as well as healthy groups of Pakistani citizens through literature search. Further it also reviewed the literature available on knowledge of clinicians about vitamin D deficiency and its affects