It is generally agreed that a number of types of nutritional deficiencies, including vitamin D-deficient rickets, can cause a temporary state of immune deficiency. As a result, children with rickets ...

Rickets is no longer the disease of the past. It is sneaking in back subtly, even in urban children. And the reason? Poor diet, sunshine deprivation and the increasing processed food culture.

Without adequate calcium intake that their bodies need, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for children to have strong and healthy bones.Parents must lay a solid foundation for their children’s ...