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Associations Between Dietary Intake Of Vitamin D, Sun Exposure, And Generalized Anxiety Among College Women, Fatme Al Anouti, William B. Grant, Justin Thomas, Sharifa Alblooshi, Spyridon Karras
Associations Between Dietary Intake Of Vitamin D, Sun Exposure, And Generalized Anxiety Among College Women, Fatme Al Anouti, William B. Grant, Justin Thomas, Sharifa Alblooshi, Spyridon Karras
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Vitamin D insufficiency impacts about half of the population worldwide. Almost one billion individuals across all ages and ethnicities suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Hypovitaminosis D is mainly related to lifestyle choices and habits, such as outdoor activities and food intake. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between vitamin D status and anxiety symptoms. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between anxiety and factors including age, vitamin D deficiency, citizens, dietary and supplementary vitamin D intake, along with sun exposure, among a sample of female college students in the United Arab Emirates. A descriptive questionnaire, …