One in 8 older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin D

(Trinity College Dublin) The figure rises to one in four during the dark winters in Ireland, while the research also points to rising age, smoking, living alone, and living in a lower socioeconomic background as factors associated with deficiency. The research has significant implications for people living in other sunlight-starved countries across the globe.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2eBGx6u