A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS VITAMIN D AMONG THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT YEARS STUDYING IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN
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Vitamin D deficiency, Knowledge, Attitude, Sunlight exposure, Vitamin D sources
Abstract
Vitamins are known to be a group of chemically unrelated families of organic substances which cannot be synthesized in the human body, and need to be ingested in small quantities through diet to prevent disorders of metabolism and deficiency. Thirteen vitamins are recognized in human body which are broadly divided into two types according to their solubility, that is fat soluble and water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K and also include 50 or so carotenoids that have various degree of Vitamin A activity. Water soluble vitamins comprises Vitamin B group as B1 –thiamine, B2 riboflavin, B6 –niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folate, B12 and Vitamin C.
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Dr. Shipra Sharma
Research scholar, Department of pharmacology, Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr Garima Bansal
Professor, Department of pharmacology Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr Bipa Mazumdar
Professor, Department of pharmacology Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India