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... normal bone mineralisation. Bone diseases, related to vitamin D deficiency, such as rickets (in children) and osteomalacia, have risen as people heeded the message to stay out of the sun. However, it is a precarious balance. Few foods contain ...
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... the normal reference values for vitamin D in the blood, are based on levels reported to the prevent rickets and osteomalacia, the two main diseases attributed to lack of this vitamin. Rickets is a childhood disease characterized by poor growth and ...
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... Vitamin D deficiencies have been reported among school-aged children and adolescents. We're also seeing osteomalacia (weakened bones) in adolescents and adults as a result of vitamin-D deficiency. What's Going On? Vitamin D deficiency is a serious ...
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