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Can you explain why just being homeless might cause a depletion of vitamin D?
by haltingproblem 6y ago
Can you explain why just being homeless might cause a depletion of vitamin D?
- BlueScreenDeath 6y ago> they would be more cognizant of the effects of the sun and more likely to wear sunscreen and protective clothing.
- Enginerrrd 6y agoThat's easy. Crappy diet and alcoholism. Something like 68% of single adult homeless credit substance abuse with their homelessness[1], with alcohol being the most commonly abused substance. Alcoholism and vitamin D deficiency has definitely been linked.[2] [1]http://www.ncdsv.org/images/USCM_Hunger-homelessness-Survey-in-America's-Cities_12%202008.pdf http://www.ncdsv.org/images/USCM_Hunger-homelessness-Survey-... [2]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074581/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074581/