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Ireland burqa wearers risk broken bones from vitamin D deficiency
In Uncategorized on December 29, 2008 at 8:54 amIreland too grey for the burqa
Women wearing burqas in cold countries risk broken bones from vitamin D deficiency…A burqa is an enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women. In hot countries, enough sunlight gets through to give them sufficient vitamin D, but this may not happen in countries where there is limited sunshine, such as Ireland and Britain.