"Vitamin D insufficiency is a global issue".............
"In a report published on June 19, 2009 in the journal Osteoporosis International, the International Osteoporosis Foundation's expert working group on nutrition revealed the global extent of vitamin D insufficiency. They found that suboptimal vitamin D levels are common in most areas of the world, and appear to be on the rise.
The committee, chaired by Ambrish Mithal of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi, India, reviewed published literature concerning the vitamin D levels of people residing in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Oceania. Although there was some of variance in assay methodology and in the definition of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, 25-hydroxyvitamin levels below 75 nanomoles per liter, which are generally considered insufficient, were found to be widespread in every region studied............................ http://www.lef.org/newsletter/2009/0703_Vitamin-D-Insufficiency-Global-Issue....