Vitamin-D deficiency characterized by abnormal calcification of bone tissues.

	Calcium Requirement The Condition "...Complications Vitamin D is needed for absorption of dietary calcium and so calcium deficiency may be linked to rickets in children..." Fish Oils As A Treatment "...Without sun, their bodies couldn't make vitamin D, and they developed rickets..." Poor Bone Health The Condition "...Other Bone Diseases Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, a painful, deforming bone disease characterized by undermineralization of the skeleton..." Pregnancy-Related Issues Recommendation Vitamin D "...Health problems ranged from seizures and growth failure to rickets..." Vitamin D As A Treatment "...The combination of low sunlight and inadequate sources of the vitamin D rich foods has made rickets a large concern..." Vitamin D Requirement The Condition "Deficiency of vitamin D can over a period of months cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults - a skeletal demineralization especially in the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities..." Recommendation Vitamin D "Rickets heals promptly with 4,000 IU of oral vitamin D per day administered for approximately one month..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007