Objective: The most frequent type of nutrient shortage is Vitamin D deficiency, which affects about of half of the world’s population. Vitamin D deficiency responsible for numerous acute and chronic conditions not only in malnourished children but also in well-nourished children. Our objective was to determine vitamin D levels among malnourished and well-nourished school going children at district Tharparkar Pakistan. Design: Cross-sectional study Setting: This study was conducted in Mithi, District Tharparkar among school age-children (between 10-18 years). Vitamin D was estimated by Cobas e411 analyzer Roche (made in Japan). Results were descripted as mean ± SD. Students t test was used to find out the significant of results. A 0.05 or lower p -value was judged as meaningful. Results: 300 children were divided in malnourished and well-nourished groups. Vitamin D deficiency affected 74% of school age children. Boys accounted for 30% of the group, while girls made up 44%. We noticed that 4 girls had severe vitamin D deficiency. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent in school going children. Even well-nourished girls are more vitamin D deficit than boys. Children are seen as important members of society and are regarded as the country's future architects. As a result, investing in children's health is the most important factor in improving Pakistan's economic, political, and social conditions, because malnutrition has a significant impact on mental and physical inadequacy. Keywords: Vitamin D, Malnutirion, school going children

Aim: To assess the relationship between body mass index and serum uric acid among healthy Pakistani adults Study design: A cross-sectional comparative study Place and Duration This study was conducted in Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College Multan from November 2020 to April 2022 Methodology:A total of 250 subjects were randomly recruited out of which 120 subjects were selected in this study. Each group comprised 60 subjects. Group A comprised healthy controls subjects, while Group B comprised hyperuricemic persons with no complaints. By dividing body weight (kg) by the square of height, the BMI was computed. We divided BMI into three categories using diagnostic criteria for obesity in Asian populations given by the WHO. Participants' fasting blood samples (5 mL) were taken under stringent aseptic conditions to measure the serum uric acid level Version 23.0 of IBM-SPSS was used to store and analyse the data, Counts with percentages were reported on gender and BMI classifications between the two studied groups, and Mean with standard deviation were given for BMI and serum uric acid. Results:In the present study in group A 66.7% were male gender, 63.3% were overweight, mean BMI was 24.2 (SD=±2.0) kg/m2, and mean serum uric acid was 4.5 (SD=±0.6) units, whereas in group B there were 60% male gender, 70% were overweight, mean BMI was 23.6 (SD=±1.4) and mean serum uric acid was 8.1 (SD=±0.6) units. The independent sample test gives a significant mean difference in serum uric acid between group A and B samples with p<0.05. Conclusion: The study's findings show no significant correlation between serum uric acid, overweight and obesity among the Pakistani adult population. Keywords: Body Mass Index, serum uric acid, Pakistan, adults, overweight