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Are Muslims risking their children’s health with the use of Burka’s due to lack of vitamin D?

“Children may present with hypoglycaemic seizures, bowed limbs, fractures and motor delay.”
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/veil-wearers-face-vitamin-deficiency-20090419-ab61.html
Of almost 150 North African migrants who took part in a health screening program, just two had sufficient levels of the vitamin which is needed for healthy bones and which the body derives from sun exposure.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/veil-wearers-face-vitamin-deficiency-20090419-ab61.html

It seems that there is a correlation between vitamin D deficiency on the part of the mother while pregnant, and her child having autism and other ailments. Somalis in cold climates like Sweden, Minnesota, and Maine, have autism rates that are through the roof, and a theorized culprit of this is a combination of two factors: their dark skin was not made to live in cooler climates with weak sunlight, and then the fact that they are always covered up anyway, prevents even the slightest vitamin D absorption from taking place.

The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin D – CBN News

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