A Survey to Assess Knowledge Attitude Practice of People towards Vitamin D

INTRODUCTIONVitamin D (also known as cholecalciferol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is largely produced in the skin by activating7-dehydrocholesterol in the presence of ultraviolet (UVB type) radiation. In the liver, it is quickly converted into 25-hydroxy vitamin D 25(OH) D. One more hydroxylation of 25(OH) D by 1-alpha hydroxylase takes place in thekidney, producing 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (1,25 D(OH)D), which…