Australians need a D break
October 19, 2012
ONE third of Australians say they
are too busy to get outside during
sunlight hours, according to a study
by Ostelin.
Launched to coincide with World
Osteoporosis Day on 20 October,
the survey looked at responses
from a nationally representative
population sample of 1,006
Australians, and found that 40% of
participants spent less than 15
minutes a day in sunlight during the
winter working week.
Interestingly women over 40 were
the worst offenders when it came
to staying indoors, with almost 50%
admitting to spending less than 15
minutes in the sun daily.
The study also found that for
those who had never had a Vitamin
D test, 25% admitted they didn’t
even know it could be tested.
Meanwhile, more than one in ten
said they’d only consider a Vitamin
D test if they actually broke a bone.
The survey follows results from a
study published in Clinical
Endocrinology which found that
one in three Australians are now
Vitamin D deficient and that
women are nearly twice as likely as
men to be deficient.
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