But the childhood disease of rickets is on the rise again, nutritionists have warned. They say it is because a generation of inactive children are not getting enough sunlight and not consuming ...
Nutritional rickets can be almost fully prevented by universal supplementation with 400 IU of cholecalciferol (vitamin D) of all infants for the first 12 months of life and the continued ...
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to problems like rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults. Too much vitamin D, also known as vitamin D toxicity, can also be harmful. Signs of toxicity include ...
says that in the 1980s it was unusual to see a case of rickets but today “I see at least three children with rickets each year; each case is a heartbreak,” he says. “The NHS has provided ...