India is facing a silent epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency - 1 in every 5 Indians being Vitamin D deficient. The deficiency is ...

This article is authored by Dr Ambrish Mithal, endocrinologist and chairman and head of endocrinology and diabetes, Max Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi.

Babies up to the age of 1 year need 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. The NHS adds: "From about late March/early April to the end of September, the majority of people should be able to make all ...

known as vitamin D deficiency, can cause bones to become soft and weak, which can in turn lead to bone deformities. In adults, it can lead to osteomalacia, while with children, it can increase the ...

In theory, yes. Severe, long-term vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets (the softening of bones in children) or osteomalacia (the softening of bones in adults). These conditions can inhibit bone ...

When you suffer from Vitamin D deficiency, it can lead to bone disorders such as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. It also increases the risk of osteoporosis. Therefore it is ...

To quote from his review: "Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency have ... D include treatment of nutritional or metabolic rickets; osteomalacia, particularly in the setting of chronic renal ...