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Vitamin D deficiency leaves people with learning disabilities at higher risk of osteoporosis, study says

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People with learning disabilities have a high risk of osteoporosis and fractures, which could partly be as a result of vitamin D deficiency, a new study has suggested. Studies have shown that individuals with learning disabilities who live in institutions are likely to have reduced exposure to sunlight – the major determinant of vitamin D production. People with learning disabilities are also known to have a high rate of osteoporosis and fractures. However, little is known about the vitamin D status of community-living patients with learning disabilities and, whether institutionalised or not, little information is available for patients with learning

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