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Are You Lacking Vitamin D? Could This Be the New No-Needle Way to Find Out?

If you’re squeamish about needles and shy away from blood work unless it’s a life-or-death situation, you may perk up at the fact that scientists say they can now measure your vitamin D levels from a sample of your hair. Since the blood testing process requires expertise and hygienic conditions and equipment, this noninvasive test with hair could be the answer to assessing whether to prescribe vitamin D supplementation, ET Healthworld reports. As mentioned in the featured...