It will also discuss the relationship between rickets and osteomalacia. Rickets is a condition not typically seen in newborns. It tends to develop during rapid growth in childhood. A lack of ...

This can cause problems - as a lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, according to the NHS. Fortunately, we can also get vitamin D ...

The NHS warns: "A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults." Children from the age of one and ...