COVID-19 Lockdown Leads To Vitamin D Deficiency In Athletes, Might Affect Their Performance – The Logical Indian

The coronavirus induced lockdown that was imposed to control the transmission of the virus forced athletes to stay indoors and resume their training either in the early morning hours or in the evening, and this adjustment has resulted in low Vitamin D levels in country’s top athletes.
Vitamin D or the sunshine vitamin is crucial in bone health, but recent research has pointed out its essential role in extraskeletal functions, including muscle growth, immunity and inflammatory modulation, which…

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