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Vitamin d deficiency

2016-08-15 02:26:18
Hello Dr. I was diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency last week. Told me to take sun light every day for half-hour. Which time is good? Morning sunlight or noon sunlight or evening sunlight?
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Hello.. For sun bathing its better to take morning sunlight ...you can sit in the sun for twenty minutes...apart from that I believe that the doc has also prescribed calcitriol sachets once a week for 6 weeks...am sure things will be better after this...thank you

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