In the States, we grow up being taught that milk is an important source of vitamin D. From infancy into adulthood, most of us have considered it to be a nutritious drink. Imagine my surprise when I ...

Rickets is a disease of the growing bones among children that is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin D mainly due to lack of sunlight exposure. It was most commonly seen during the Victorian era due ...

Vitamin D deficiency, a widespread issue affecting billions globally, stems from insufficient sunlight exposure, diet, or absorption. It impacts bone health, immunity, and muscle function, potentially ...

For most people, our standard diet provides all the necessary vitamins we need. However, childhood vitamin D deficiency in the UK – something that should be a headline from the distant past – has made ...

If you have too little calcium, you could have weak bones (known as osteoporosis) or have a higher risk of fracturing your bones. If you don't get enough calcium from what you eat or supplements, your ...

We often think of rickets and worm infections as illnesses from our grandparents’ time, but they’re making a comeback in today’s cities. The causes are surprisingly modern; children spending most of ...

THE scientific interest of the work that has been done and is reviewed in the leading article in NATURE of July 29, p. 137, is that it shows that ultra-violet light, acting on the skin, produces by a ...

SO much has been heard in recent times of rickets as a disease due to a deficiency of the fat-soluble vitamin A which promotes growth, that it is a good corrective to examine again the position of ...