Summary:
Bad diet has made them deficient in vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B6, B12 and folate.The NIN study was published in the internationally acclaimed journal “Nutrition”. HYDERABAD: Hyderabadis suffer from a severe deficiency of vitamins essential to keep the body going. Research by Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has revealed that many in the city are outwardly healthy but subclinically they are not. This is the first time in India that researchers have explored the blood levels of major vitamins along with the dietary intakes of apparently healthy urban adults. In terms of dietary intakes, nutrient inadequacy was found in the diets of 72% of the study population..