Vitamin D deficiency in the UK: a 23-year-old teacher's collapse at work and rising deficiency among young people
Saskia Reeves-Priestley, a 23-year-old teacher who played football four times a week, collapsed at work — tests showed her vitamin D level was almost at zero. According to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, deficiency has been identified in nearly a quarter of adolescents aged 11–18, especially girls. Doctors and scientists are calling for raising the diagnostic threshold and considering mandatory food fortification. Saskia Reeves-Priestley, a 23-year-old teacher who played football four times a week, collapsed at work — tests showed her vitamin D level was nearly zero. According to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, deficiency was found in almost a quarter of adolescents aged 11–18, especially girls. Doctors and scientists are calling for the diagnostic threshold to be raised and for mandatory food fortification to be considered.
Otabek Yusupov