National Seminar on Vitamin D: Deficiency, Nutrition and Human Health

TradeHyd.com Health in association with Foundation Healthy Smiles is organizing a National Seminar on Vitamin D: Deficiency, Nutrition and Human Health on November 02, 2017 at 9.00 am at FTAPCCI, Red Hills, Hyderabad.

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient, well known for its role in skeletal health. It may prevent many bone disorders, such as rickets and osteomalacia in children, in adult’s osteoporosis and osteopenia. Vitamin D deficiency is thought to be a widespread, global public health problem.

Vitamin D insufficiency is recognized as a “silent” disease worldwide and its prevalence seems equally pervasive among apparently healthy populations of both developed and developing countries.

Epidemiological studies have shown the association of chronic vitamin D insufficiency with several non-skeletal disorders like type 2 diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, non-specific myalgias, impaired muscle function and cancers.

Optimal vitamin D status during Infancy and childhood has the potential to maximize peak bone mass and reduce the risk for osteoporosis and non-skeletal disorders associated with vitamin D insufficiency in later life.

Though Vitamin D deficiency is a major medical problem among school aged-children and elderly throughout the world there is no consensus regarding definition of vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency. There is paucity of data regarding the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency / deficiency from India.

Seminar Objective:
This seminar is aimed to:
 Provide an update on the multiple potential health benefits of vitamin D
 Update on status of vitamin D among populations in India
 Provide an overview of current understanding of the physiological role of vitamin D in human nutrition across the life cycle
 Examine the role and importance of sources of vitamin D – sunlight vs food vs fortification vs supplementation
 Update on issues related to assessment of vitamin D status and discuss the development of recommended intakes for vitamin D
 Defining optimal vitamin D status, vitamin D insufficiency / deficiency
 Recommendation for optimal Vitamin D intakes at various age groups
 Recommend appropriate public health measures and evolving strategies to prevent vitamin D deficiency in India

The seminar is more useful for Parents, Women, Educationists, School Managements, Scientists, Medical Students, Doctors, Professionals and Healthcare products manufacturers etc.

Interested participants are requested to register your names asap. Limited seats are available.