We’ve all heard the warnings: stay out of the sun, slather on sunscreen, and hide under a hat because sunlight is dangerous.

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived ...

While all vitamins play a role in your child’s health Vitamin D is a key player in ensuring strong bones a healthy immune ...

How much vitamin D is enough? Over the past decade, rickets has re-emerged as a noticeable public health issue in some areas (Lanham-New et al, 2010) and many physicians have been ordering lab ...

Jan. 31, 2024 — Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but new research has found factory work and polluted cities aren't entirely to blame for the period's vitamin D ...

Rickets softens the bones and can cause deformities ... But with improved diet and the provision of vitamin D supplements it was all but wiped out in Britain during the 1950s and cases have ...

Jan. 31, 2024 — Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but new research has found factory work and polluted cities aren't entirely to blame for the period's vitamin D ...

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential ... “Babies who are exclusively breastfed could be at risk of rickets (bone softening disease), especially if their mothers are deficient ...

Vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, is made by your body when exposed to sunlight. It keeps your bones strong and ...

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone problems, such as rickets in children and bone pain and muscle weakness in adults, which may increase the risks of falls and fractures in the elderly ...