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The national health services reinforce prevention of a vitamin D deficiency.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
A very large proportion of the UK population around 80% in Scotland) during the October-April months will be deficient in vitamin D. This has medium/long term health implications.This has been acknowledged by UK governments but little has been done to enforce the NICE recommendations on vitamin D.
NiCE publications on need for UK residents to consider taking vitamin D supplements. NHS guidance documents on need to take supplements.
Various UK press articles, including those by scientists recently.
Many studies on worldlwide vitamin D deficiency eg in Pubmed.
Various UK press articles, including those by scientists recently.
Many studies on worldlwide vitamin D deficiency eg in Pubmed.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, for example to fund awareness raising programmes or increase funding for research into or treatment of vitiamin D deficiency.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, for example to fund awareness raising programmes or increase funding for research into or treatment of vitiamin D deficiency.
Timeline
| 28 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Sep 2019
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