'My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck'

BBC Health Extra Friday 30 October 2026, 06:30 UTC 1 min read

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Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn't know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.

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