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Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common nutritional disorder that has assumed epidemic proportion. One of the major reasons for the worldwide spread of this disorder has been deficient awareness about the importance of vitamin D, its benefits on health, and prevention of deficiency state across different populations. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is widely prevalent in this part of the country (Kashmir valley, India), the prevalence being higher in females. This study was conducted to assess the awareness of female medical students regarding the importance of vitamin D and the prevention of its deficiency among them.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 113 female medical students. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of two parts was used to collect data. The first part was for identifying socio-demographic characters and the second half was a 12-question, multiple-choice survey focussing on vitamin D. Data was entered and analysed using computer software MS Excel.Results: The results of the study showed that the participants had good knowledge regarding some aspects while knowledge for other aspects was poor. The majority of participants had adequate knowledge about main source/dietary source of vitamin D, the site of synthesis, effect of vitamin D on bone health, main effects of deficiency on bone health, identification of high-risk groups and importance of supplements in management of deficiency. However, majority had inadequate knowledge about the epidemic state of VDD, RDA, time/duration of sun exposure and other effects of deficiency.Conclusions: The present study showed that there are some gaps in awareness about vitamin D, its benefits, and management of deficiency among female medical students.

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Introduction: Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, which may impair health. Body mass index is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used in classifying overweight and obesity in adult population and individuals. Sleep deficiency and sleep related disorders are colossal among the general population. Sleep deficiency and irregularity in sleep patterns has also been a common occurrence among doctors, as well as medical students for many years now. The aim of the study was to know the prevalence of overweight and obesity its association with sleep pattern and duration among medical students. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted on the 320 subjects, 160 males and 160 females, using a pretested questionnaire and measuring their body mass index. Result: This study showed a negative correlation between sleep duration and BMI and a positive correlation of sleep pattern, as measured by PSQI, was observed with BMI in medical students. Conclusion: This study showed that sleep duration and sleep pattern are significantly correlated to increase in BMI of the medical students.