It was only in the early part of the 20th century with the discovery of vitamin D and of the role
that ultraviolet light irradiation plays in vitamin D formation that rational and appropriate …

Nutritional rickets remains a public health problem in many countries, despite dramatic
declines in the prevalence of the condition in many developed countries since the …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children
residing in an area where nutritional rickets is common. Study design: A randomized cluster …

Context: Nutritional rickets is usually attributed to vitamin D deficiency. Studies from some
tropical countries have postulated low dietary intake of calcium as the cause of nutritional …

Over one billion humans have insufficient circulating levels of vitamin D, and dietary
insufficiency of calcium is common in developing countries. Worldwide, nutritional rickets is …

The relative importance of calcium vs. vitamin D deficiency in the etiology of nutritional
rickets in the tropics may be different in children compared with adolescents. We studied …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets among female
adolescents and assess its relation to calcium intake and sun exposure. METHODS: Four …

Objective: Because the causes of nutritional rickets in tropical countries are poorly
understood, we conducted a case-control study to determine factors associated with rickets …

Abstract Justification Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is being increasingly reported from India
from all age-groups. Reports suggest that VDD affects all age groups, from neonates to …

Nutritional rickets remains a global public health problem, despite effective and inexpensive
means to prevent and treat the disease. It is most prevalent in the infant/toddler age groups …