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To the Editor: Some normal subjects and a substantial proportion of patients with various illnesses in the United States and northern Europe have vitamin D insufficiency,^1,2,3,4 but information from countries located in more southern latitudes is scarce.

We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone during the summer (August through October) in 465 women from the village of Nabi-Shit (latitude, 33.5 degrees north) in central Lebanon. We studied a random sample of women, most of whom were of reproductive age, who were eating a regular Middle Eastern diet, including dairy products. The dress code requires the head, arms, and legs . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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